Multicomponent composition

ABSTRACT

The instant disclosure generally relates to a multicomponent composition for coloring mammalian or synthetic keratin fibers, the multicomponent composition comprising first, second, third and fourth components. The first component includes an organic polymer, the second component includes an in situ linking material, the third component includes a base compound and the fourth component includes a catalyst or other substance. One or more of the components includes pigment microparticles. The multicomponent composition in situ links upon application, forms a solid coating on treated material such as hair and has a substantially long color remanence following development. Methods of using such compositions are also described herein.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a U.S. National Stage Filing under 35 U.S.C. 371from International Application No. PCT/EP2019/057814, filed on Mar. 27,2019, and published as WO 2019/211050 on Nov. 7, 2019, which applicationclaims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Application No.62/694,570, filed Jul. 6, 2018, U.S. Provisional Application No.62/694,781, filed Jul. 6, 2018, U.S. Provisional Application No.62/694,799, filed Jul. 6, 2018, U.S. Provisional Application No.62/694,734, filed Jul. 6, 2018, U.S. Provisional Application No.62/694,808, filed Jul. 6, 2018, U.S. Provisional Application No.62/694,739, filed Jul. 6, 2018, U.S. Provisional Application No.62/696,301, filed Jul. 10, 2018, U.S. Provisional Application No.62/739,672, filed Oct. 1, 2018, U.S. Provisional Application No.62/774,627, filed Dec. 3, 2018, and European Application No. 18170717.5,filed May 3, 2018, which applications are incorporated herein byreference in their entirety.

BACKGROUND

Treatments to mammalian or synthetic keratin fibers, and their surfaces(integument/nonwoven/textile), are well known in the art. Of particularnote are treatments that alter the color appearance of the hair orprovide other colored or reflective properties through surface treatmentof the hair; dissolution (absorption) of dye molecules into the keratinfiber or attachment to the fiber surface (so called direct dyes); and/ordissolution of dye precursors into the keratin fiber, followed byreaction of these dye precursors within the hair to form dye species (socalled oxidative dyeing). Surface coloration treatments and many solubledyes can be later washed out. Alternatively, pigments can be adhered tothe hair surface to alter the perceived color.

One disadvantage of the known oxidation based technologies in this areais that the methods for applying dye based coloring materials involvescompositions that may in some cases cause temporary irritation to thescalp. This prevents the hair coloration experience from being pleasantor a so called wellness experience. Such coloring compositions alsoalter the hair structure itself, leading to oxidation of the hairsurface, and partial degradation to the keratinous proteins from whichthe hair structure is constructed. With repeated coloring, these changesin hair structure become more pronounced. The color obtained whencoloring with such composition is hard to predict, and even highlyexperienced users can still be surprised with the results that areobtained. Yet another drawback to known technologies is that, once thecolor is on the hair, the dye based coloring material is difficult toremove and/or cannot be completely removed.

Another disadvantage for the dye based approach is that the applicationof hair coloration materials can yields uneven results as adherence tothe surface and/or penetration of hair coloration materials into thehair can vary with hair type for example for a consumer differing colorresults may be visible between hair roots and hair tips. This can leadto an unnatural looking result. Some desired differences may still bevisible due to the non-uniformity in coloration of the underlying hair,for example subtle difference in strand to strand levels of pheomelaninand eumelanin in a consumer may yield slightly different color results,even when the same color pigments or dyes are applied to a consumer.While some strand to strand variation is needed to provide naturallooking hair, too much or too little can again lead to an unnaturallooking color result. Due to the number of factors that determine thefinal hair color result for example, the length of application time, theunderlying hair color, the hair changes from root to tip, it isdifficult even for experienced users to accurately predict the finalcolor result and look.

A disadvantage of pigment based coloring approaches is the low adherentfastness of the pigment or colored material to the keratin fibers. Whilethe low adherent fastness or remanence has been attributed to the use offilm formers that are water soluble, substituting film formers that areclassed as water insoluble does not deliver much better remanence.Irrespective of the film former applied, the result is effective removalof the color on the hair after only a few washings with shampoo.Especially for persons who shampoo daily, the rapid color loss createsan undesirable situation.

Another disadvantage for both dye and pigment based approaches is thatthe application of hair coloration materials often yields uneven resultsas (1) adherence and or penetration of hair coloration materials to thehair surface or within the hair can vary with hair type for example dueto changes in porosity, changes in surface composition due to proximityto scalp and/or age of the user; and (2) even when material is adheredor penetrated into the hair, differences in coloration of the underlyinghair, including presence of pheomelanin and eumelanin, may yielddifferent color results, even when the same color pigments or dyes areapplied across hair types/colors having different nativecharacteristics.

There is therefore a need for an improved composition and method thatnot only make the hair coloring experience more pleasant, but also isuser friendly, provides appropriate color and luster, and leaves thehair manageable, free flowing and capable of moving naturally and doesnot result in harm to hair protein.

SUMMARY

According to aspects of the invention, embodiments of the multicomponentcomposition for coloring treated material, methods for its productionand application, coated treated material resulting from themulticomponent composition and methods for removal of the coatingprovide a surface coloration of keratin material and textiles,especially hair, that may be substantially uniform to significantlyvaried, may give such material an appearance of a lower or higherchroma, shiny or reflective nature. [Hereinafter the combination ofkeratin materials and textiles will be designated as treated material.]These aspects provide color remanence during a series of washes withshampoo or soap yet with appropriate formulations can be readily removedto leave the natural state of the treated material and especially thenatural state and/or shade of the hair when hair is the kind of treatedmaterial used. These aspects significantly lessen and/or avoid treatmentof treated material that may cause breakage of keratin proteinintermolecular bonds and interruption of mechanical and/or chemicallinkages of textiles.

It has been discovered that application of embodiments of themulticomponent composition comprising first, second and third componentsto treated material delivers significantly increased remanence. Thefirst and second components with constituents including respectively anorganic polymer and an in situ linking material combine in situ toprovide remanence, flexibility, softness and similar properties to theresulting coating. These properties are especially heightened whenpretreatment with the third component of a base compound is combinedwith the first and second components. The combination of the thirdcomponent pretreatment followed by application of the first and secondcomponents achieves a coating on the treated material with unexpected,remarkable remanence.

One aspect of the invention concerns a multicomponent composition.Embodiments of the multicomponent composition comprise a first componentcomprising an organic polymer having first functional groups, a secondcomponent comprising an in situ linking material having secondfunctional groups, and a third component comprising a base compoundhaving third functional groups. The first, second and third functionalgroups are capable of forming covalent, coordinate, entanglement, ionic,dipolar and/or electrostatic linkages in situ with each other as well aswith other components. In addition, the second and third functionalgroups are capable of forming covalent, coordinate, entanglement,dipolar, ionic or electrostatic linkages or any combination thereof notonly among the first, second and third functional groups but also withthe treated material.

The multicomponent composition also comprises a medium with one or moreof the first, second and third components and pigment microparticlesincorporated into one or more of the first, second and third components.

The first, second and third components are typically maintainedseparately. If multiple, different functional groups are present ineither, or both, of the first and second components, the multipledifferent functional groups are selected to be appropriately compatible.For example, the presence of multiple different first functional groupsof the organic polymer are selected or adapted or otherwise controlledso that they do not interact together while standing alone and separatefrom the in situ linking material.

The first and second components of the multicomponent composition may bemixed together before application to the treated material, may beapplied separately and simultaneously to the treated material, or may beapplied sequentially to the treated material.

Upon the combination of the first and second components, the organicpolymer and the in situ linking material interact through theirfunctional groups to form a wash resistant coating with pigmentmicroparticles on the treated material. Prior to sequential,simultaneous or mixed application of the first and second components tothe treated material, the third component may be applied as apretreatment of the treated material. Appropriate selection of the thirdfunctional groups of the base compound is believed to enable linkingamong the organic polymer, the in situ linking material, the basecompound and the treated material. This interaction is believed to linkall substances together to make them resistant to removal by ordinarymeans. Indeed, this combination with the pretreatment melds thecomponents together as a highly remnant coating on treated material.

The embodiments of the first component include an organic polymer withfirst functional groups designed to interact with the second and thirdfunctional groups respectively of the in situ linking material and thebase compound in a manner as described above. The organic polymer may beany linear and/or branched carbon based polymer based on olefinicmonomers, polyol monomers, ester monomers, amide monomers, carbonatemonomers, natural occurring monomers and polymers having repeatingmonomeric residues based on carbon or carbon in combination with otheratoms such as oxygen and/or nitrogen and/or sulfur, and any combinationthereof.

The first functional groups of the organic polymer may be arranged onthe organic polymer as pendant groups, arranged as terminal groups ormay be a combination thereof.

The first functional groups may be covalently linked to the organicpolymer through any manner of carbon-carbon or carbon-silicon connectionarrangements or units. The links may be distributed throughout thepolymer backbone, throughout side chains and/or or a combinationthereof. The links may be single at one site, multiple at one site ormay be multiples or singles throughout the backbone and branch chains.The first functional groups may be polar and/or protic groups includingbut not limited to carboxylic acid groups, hydroxyl groups, aminegroups, mercapto groups (i.e., thiol), sulfo acid groups (HO₃S—),sulfino acid groups (HO₂S—), Si—OH groups, Si—OR groups, Si—OAc groups,Si—O—N═CHR groups or any combination thereof wherein R is an alkyl groupof 1 to 6 carbons. The number of first functional groups per molecule oforganic polymer is at least two and preferably is at least three andmore preferably at least four and most preferably at least five. Not allorganic polymer molecules may bear the same number of first functionalgroups.

The embodiments of the second component include an in situ linkingmaterial with second functional groups that are designed to interactwith the first functional groups and the third functional groupsrespectively of the organic polymer and the base compound as describedabove. The in situ linking material is composed of a linear and/orbranched organic or silicone core to which is covalently bonded thesecond functional groups. The second functional groups may bedistributed throughout the core backbone, throughout the branch chainsand/or a combination thereof. The second functional groups may be linkedas single or multiple groups to the backbone and/or branches of thecore. The in situ linking material may be configured as a smallmolecule, oligomer or polymer. Included as second functional groups areisocyanato, thioisocyanato, epoxy as in epoxyalkyl and epoxycycloalkyl,olefinoyloxy as in (meth)acrylyloxy and crotonyloxy, vinyloxycarbonyl,malonic anhydrido, formyl (—CHO), amine, hydroxy, mercapto, furanyl,cyclopentadienyl and alkynyl. Also included are Si—OH groups, Si—ORgroups, Si—OAc groups, Si—O—N═CHR groups and Si—H groups.

The organic polymer and the in situ linking material are arranged sothat the first and second functional groups are complementary reactivegroups. Selection of a first or second functional group from the list ofgroups for each of the organic polymer and the in situ linking materialis made so that multiple different functional groups on the organicpolymer or on the in situ linking material would not react with eachother. For example, an organic polymer may have carboxyl, hydroxyl,mercapto and amine groups and the in situ linking material may haveisocyanate groups and epoxyalkyl groups. But the in situ linkingmaterial would not have isocyanate and amine or hydroxyl groups togetheror formyl and amine groups together. The amine and/or hydroxyl groupswould react with the isocyanate groups present in the same molecule. Theamine groups would react with the formyl groups present in the samemolecule. If the activation energy for reaction is significant, twofunctional groups that conceivably could react together may be presentin the same molecule. For example. amine and carboxyl groups may bepresent in the same molecule because the activation energy needed toconvert these two groups to amide is high enough so that ordinaryenvironment conditions would not enable such a conversion.

The embodiments of the third component include a base compound withthird functional groups. The third functional groups are capable offorming linkages with the first functional groups of the organicpolymer, the second functional groups of the in situ linking material,the treated material, or any combination thereof. The base compound iscomposed of a small molecule or an oligomeric or polymeric organic orsilicone core to which is covalently bonded pendant or terminal orpendant and terminal amine groups. The base compound may alternativelycontain mercapto groups, sulfonate groups, carboxylate groups and/orcarbamate groups instead of amine groups. Preferably, the base compoundwith any of these alternatives will contain one kind of the alternativegroup and not multiple different kinds of the alternative group. Thebase compound may also be methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, anoligomer thereof or a polymer thereof. A base compound with amine groupsis highly preferred. The third component is typically and usuallyadapted to be combined with the treated material as a pretreatment priorto sequential, simultaneous or mixed application of the first and secondcomponents. The third component is typically maintained in a separatecontainer relative to the first and second components.

Embodiments of the multicomponent composition further comprise a fourthcomponent comprising an agent serving as a catalyst, an accelerator, anenhancer and/or an inorganic complexer. The agent is capable ofpromoting the covalent, ionic, entanglement, dipolar, electrostatic orcoordination, or a combination thereof, of in situ linkage among thefirst, second and third functional groups or any combination thereof.Typically, the fourth component also comprises a medium.

The molar ratio of in situ linking material to organic polymer and tothe base compound will depend upon the kinds and numbers of functionalgroup pairs of the organic polymer, the in situ linking material and thebase compound and the degree of linking desired or needed to achieve thedesired properties of the coating of the composition. The in situlinking will improve resistance of the coating toward removal withdilute soap or shampoo aqueous solutions while preserving free hair flowproperties and avoid stickiness and clumping.

Embodiments of the pigment microparticles used on the multicomponentcomposition described herein may comprise organic pigmentmicroparticles, which imparts color to the hair, and colored reflectivemicroparticles, for providing light scattering properties to the coloredhair, Embodiments may also include microparticle metal flakes for lightreflection to add shine to the desired color or to make the hair appearto be lighter than the starting hair color.

An aspect of the invention concerning the method for combining themulticomponent composition with treated material comprises applying thethird component as a pretreatment to the treated material and preferablyat least partially drying to form pretreated treated material. Next, thefirst and second components may be sequentially or simultaneouslyapplied or premixed and applied to the pretreated treated material. Thepretreated treated material coated with the first and second componentsmay be dried with optional heat to cause formation of a colored coatingon the treated material. The fourth component may be combined with thefirst and second components during their application to accelerate,catalyze, cure, aid and/or otherwise promote the in situ linking amongthe constituents of the first, second and third components as well aswith the treated material. The embedded pigment microparticles aresomewhat to substantially uniformly distributed in and throughout thecoating.

In addition to the organic polymer, in situ linking material, basecompound, agent and pigment microparticles of the first, second, thirdand fourth components, the multicomponent composition may optionallycontain additional ingredients helpful and beneficial to the treatedmaterial and/or its coloration. These additional ingredients include butnot limited to one or more of dispersants, surface treatment agents forthe pigment microparticles, plasticizers, conditioners, suspendingagents, thickening agents, adjuvants, moisturizers, surfactants, fattysubstances, hair feel modification agents, waxes, fatty amides andsoluble organic dyes of colors different from those of the pigmentmicroparticles.

An aspect of the invention concerning the remanence of the coating onthe treated material, and especially on hair strands, comprises theability of the coating to somewhat to substantially resist dissolutionby ordinary cleaning of the treated material such as hair. Ordinarycleaning may involve washing with soap and water, washing with anaqueous dilution of shampoo and washing with water.

An aspect of the invention concerning removal of the coating on thetreated material, such as on hair strands, comprises application of atrigger formulation designed to remove the coating. The triggerformulation embodiments of the invention may comprise a medium with abase. Embodiments of the base include organic and inorganic compoundsthat provide a stronger basic medium than does a dilute aqueous mixtureof soap or a shampoo containing an anionic surfactant.

An additional aspect of the invention concerns the application of themulticomponent composition to treated material such as brows, lashes,nails and skin as well as to hair on the scalp. Additionally, themulticomponent composition may be applied to textiles made of plantmaterial, animal hair or fur or synthetic material. The multicomponentcomposition may be applied to these kinds of treated materials and totextiles with appropriate adjustments of the composition parameterswithin the parameters described for hair on the scalp. Typically, theeyebrow hair may be treated with the multicomponent composition usingparameters similar to or the same as those of the multicomponentcomposition for hair on the scalp. The hair of eyelashes typically canbe similarly treated with the multicomponent composition for eyebrowsand the viscosity adjusted to provide a somewhat more viscouscomposition for application to the eye lashes. For nails and skin, theparameters of the multicomponent composition may have a higher solidscontent and higher number of first, second and third functional groupsfor in in situ linking than the parameters for the hair and viscositymay be adjusted to provide embodiments that will not readily drip orotherwise flow off the nail or skin surface to which the multicomponentcomposition is applied. The multicomponent composition for nails andtextiles will preferably have higher in situ linking to provide adurable coating or covering on the keratin nail and textiles.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 depicts a Gamut plot of green, yellow and red pigments.

FIG. 2 depicts a Gamut plot of green, yellow and blue pigments.

FIG. 3 depicts a Gamut plot of black, yellow and red pigments.

FIG. 4 depicts a Gamut plot of black blue and red pigments.

FIG. 5 depicts a Gamut plot of green, yellow, blue and red pigments.

FIG. 6 depicts a Gamut plot of black, yellow and blue and red pigments.

DEFINITIONS

Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used hereinhave the same meaning as commonly understood by a person of ordinaryskill in the art.

As used in the specification and the appended claims, the singular forms“a,” “an” and “the” include plural referents unless the context clearlydictates otherwise.

The term “may” in the context of this application means “is permittedto” or “is able to” and is a synonym for the term “can.” The term “may”as used herein does not mean possibility or chance.

The term and/or in the context of this application means one or theother or both. For example, an aqueous solution of A and/or B means anaqueous solution of A alone, an aqueous solution of B alone and anaqueous solution of a combination of A and B.

The terms (meth)acrylic acid and (meth)acrylate mean herein both of theacrylic acid and methacrylic acid and both of the acrylate methacrylateesters. The parenthesis surrounding the prefix “meth” means that theterm (meth)acrylic encompasses both of the methacrylic acid and acrylicacid monomers. This term has the same meaning when used with polymers.Without a parenthesis, the term “methacryl” means only the methacrylicacid and esters and does not include acrylic acid and esters. The suffix“ate” means that the term (meth)acrylate is an ester formed bycombination of a monoalcohol or diol with methacrylic acid or acrylicacid.

Acid value is determined by the usual and customary method described inchemical literature.

The molecular weight of a polymer or oligomer used according to theinvention may be measured by a weight average molecular weight, and thedistribution of molecules of different molecular weights of a polymer oroligomer used according to the invention is determined by itspolydispersity index. Molecular weight is expressed as Daltons (Da),kilo Daltons (KDa) and mega Daltons, which is million Daltons or (MDa).The acronym WMW stands for weight average molecular weight and Mn is thenumber average molecular weight of a given polymer. Polydispersity is aunit-less number and indicates the breadth of the distribution of thepolymer molecular weights and is defined as the WMW/Mn.

The term “about” is understood to mean±10 percent of the recited number,numbers or range of numbers.

The term “about 0 wt. %” is understood to mean that no substance,compound or material to which zero (0) refers is present, up to anegligible but detectable amount is present, assuming that thedetectability can be determined on a parts per million basis.

The term “hydrogen bonding” is understood to mean a compound or groupthat contain a hydroxyl group or a hydrogen that is part of a polargroup, such as but not limited to an amine, a carboxylic acid, aurethane group, a urea group and other similar groups and that can formmolecule to molecule interaction through electrostatic or ionicinteraction between positive and negative dipolar or ionic groups.

As used herein, the terms “covalent, coordinate, electrostatic, ionic,dipolar and entanglement or entwining interactions” mean a chemicalrelationship between two atoms or two groups of atoms. The interactionincludes a covalent bond between the atoms such as the covalent bondbetween the two carbons of ethane. The interaction includes a coordinatebond between two or more atoms such as the coordinate bond betweenoxygen and sulfur of the sulfate anion (SO₄ ⁻²) or a complex of zinc andEDTA. The interaction includes an electrostatic or ionic interactionbetween two charged atoms or particles such as the interaction betweensodium and chloride of salt or between ammonium and acetate of ammoniumacetate. Dipolar interaction includes hydrogen bonding such as theinteraction between water and the hydroxyl of methyl alcohol. Theinteraction includes entanglement or entwining which is lipophilicinteraction or mechanical/physical twisting together such as is presentin the molecules of polyethylene.

Where features or aspects of the invention are described in terms ofMarkush groups, those skilled in the art will recognize that theinvention is also thereby described in terms of any individual member orsubgroup of members of the Markush group. For example, if X is describedas selected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl or propyl, claimsfor X being methyl and claims for X being ethyl and propyl are fullydescribed. Moreover, where features or aspects of the invention aredescribed in terms of Markush groups, those skilled in the art willrecognize that the invention is also thereby described in terms of anycombination of individual members or subgroups of members of Markushgroups. Thus, for example, if X is described as selected from the groupconsisting of bromine, chlorine, and iodine, and Y is described asselected from the group consisting of methyl, ethyl, and propyl, claimsfor X being bromine and Y being methyl are fully described.

If a value of a variable that is necessarily an integer, e.g., thenumber of carbon atoms in an alkyl group or the number of substituentson a ring, is described as a range, e.g., 0-4, what is meant is that thevalue can be any integer between 0 and 4 inclusive, i.e., 0, 1, 2, 3, or4. Similarly, values expressed in a range format should be interpretedin a flexible manner to include not only the numerical values explicitlyrecited as the limits of the range, but also to include all theindividual numerical values or sub-ranges encompassed within that rangeas if each numerical value and sub-range were explicitly recited. Forexample, a range of “about 0.1% to about 5%” or “about 0.1% to 5%”should be interpreted to include not just about 0.1% to about 5%, butalso the individual values (e.g., 1%, 2%, 3%, and 4%) and the sub-ranges(e.g., 0.1% to 0.5%, 1.1% to 2.2%, 3.3% to 4.4%) within the indicatedrange.

Hair and hair strands mean natural or synthetic keratin fibers. Hair,hair strands and keratin fibers are used interchangeably in thisdocument. Natural keratin fibers include those from mammals and/or onmammals including human, primate, ruminant, camelid, equine, rodent andneovison including but not limited to cow, sheep, deer, goat, buffalo,lama, alpaca, camel, guanaco, vicuna, horse, antelope, moose, elk, rat,mouse, beaver, rabbit, mink, monkey, ape and similar species. Naturalkeratin fibers may include hair, fur or nails. Synthetic fibers includepolyamides, polyacrylic and polyester fibers, especially polyamidefibers which are used for artificial hair implantation.

Oligomer and polymeric compounds mean repeating units of carbon-carbonbackbones with side chains of various classes of groups. The oligomericand polymer compounds may have side chains of aliphatic groups such asalkyl and/or alkenyl groups, aromatic groups such as phenyl and/ornaphthyl groups, heteroaromatic groups such as pyridinyl, quinolinyl,quinazolinyl groups, carboxylic acid groups, hydroxyl groups, aminegroups, mercapto groups, sulfo acid groups, sulfinyl acid groups,carboxyl ester groups, carbamide groups, sulfamide groups, alkoxygroups, monomeric, oligomeric and/or polymeric ether groups, monomeric,oligomeric and/or polymeric imino groups, and optionally may have somereactive derivative groups such as an acyl group bound to a leavinggroup. The oligomeric and polymeric compounds may be composed of asingle monomeric unit structure such as polystyrene or polyacrylic acidor may have several different monomeric unit structures such as poly(styrene-acrylic acid-methyl acrylate). The multiple monomeric unitstructures may include side chains of esters, amides and side chainssuch as alkyl groups or aromatic groups or similar groups which notderived from carboxylic acid groups.

As used herein, the term “transfer resistance” generally refers to thequality exhibited by compositions that are not readily removed bycontact with another material, such as, for example, an item of clothingor the skin. Transfer resistance can be evaluated by any method known inthe art for evaluating such. For example, transfer resistance of acomposition can be evaluated by the amount of product transferred from awearer to any other substrate after the expiration of a certain amountof time following application of the composition to the hair. The amountof composition transferred to the substrate can then be evaluated andcompared. For example, a composition can be transfer resistant if amajority of the product is left on the wearer's hair. Preferably littleor no composition is transferred to the substrate from the hair.

As used herein, the term “minimally alters the keratin material orfibers, upon application” generally means that after removal of thecomposition coating on the keratin fibers such as hair, the keratinfibers are returned to a substantially unaltered state. The state of thekeratin fibers such as hair can be assessed for example using ATR FT-IRfor oxidative damage as described later or through tensile testingmethods known to those skilled in the art for assessing fiber strengthfor example using equipment such as those designed and sold byDia-Stron™.

As used herein, the term “setting” means converting the multicomponentcomposition to a solid coating through the application of means designedto remove or otherwise separate the medium from the other constituentsof the multicomponent composition so as to leave a solid coating of theorganic polymer, in situ linking material and base compound and otheroptional ingredients of the composition.

The terms “In situ linking” and “in situ linkable” and “Cross linkable”mean the potential at a future time to form covalent bonds, coordinatelinkages, ionic linkages, electrostatic linkages, polar couplings,hydrogen bonds and entanglement between molecules to provideinteractions and/or connections between molecules. The terms “in situlinked” and “cross linked” mean that in the present state, covalentbonds, coordinate linkages, ionic linkages, electrostatic linkages,polar couplings, hydrogen bonds and entanglement arrangements such aslipophilic interactions between molecules have already occurred.

“in situ” is a Latin phase meaning in its original place. In the contextof this invention, it means an activity such a linking reaction orarrangement by covalent, coordinate, entanglement, ionic, hydrogenbonding, polar coupling or electrostatic activity between two or moremolecules that occurs in place on the treated material such as hair.

“Aliphatic substituent, group or component” refers to any organic groupthat is non-aromatic. Included are acyclic and cyclic organic compoundscomposed of carbon, hydrogen and optionally of oxygen, nitrogen, sulfurand other heteroatoms. This term encompasses all of the followingorganic groups except the following defined aromatic and heteroaromaticgroups. Examples of such groups include but are not limited to alkyl,alkenyl, alkynyl, corresponding groups with heteroatoms, cyclic analogs,heterocyclic analogs, branched and linear versions and such groupsoptionally substituted with functional groups, as these groups andothers meeting this definition of “aliphatic” are defined below.

“Aromatic substituent, group or component” refers to any and allaromatic groups including but not limited to aryl, aralkyl,heteroalkylaryl, heteroalkylheteroaryl and heteroaryl groups. The term“aromatic” is general in that it encompasses all compounds containingaryl groups optionally substituted with functional groups (all carbonaromatic groups) and all compounds containing heteroaryl groupsoptionally substituted with functional groups (carbon-heteroatomaromatic groups), as these groups and others meeting this definition of“aromatic” are defined below.

As used herein, the term “optionally” means that the correspondingsubstituent or thing may or may not be present. It includes bothpossibilities.

“Alkyl” refers to a straight or branched hydrocarbon chain radicalconsisting solely of carbon and hydrogen atoms, unless otherwisespecifically described as having additional heteroatoms or heterogroups.The alkyl group contains no unsaturation, having from one to twenty-twocarbon atoms (e.g., C₁-C₂₄ alkyl). Whenever it appears herein, anumerical range such as “1 to 24 refers to each integer in the givenrange; e.g., “1 to 24 carbon atoms” means that the alkyl group mayconsist of 1 carbon atom, 2 carbon atoms, 3 carbon atoms, etc., up toand including 24 carbon atoms, although the present definition alsocovers the occurrence of the term “alkyl” where no numerical range isdesignated. In some embodiments, it is a C₁-C₄ alkyl group. Typicalalkyl groups include, but are in no way limited to, methyl, ethyl,propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, iso-butyl, sec-butyl isobutyl, tertiarybutyl, pentyl, isopentyl, neopentyl, hexyl, septyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl,and the like. The alkyl is attached to the rest of the molecule by asingle bond, for example, methyl (Me), ethyl (Et), n-propyl,1-methylethyl (iso-propyl), n-butyl, n-pentyl, 1,1-dimethylethyl(t-butyl), 3-methylhexyl, 2-methylhexyl, and the like.

“Alkylenyl” refers to a straight or branched divalent hydrocarbon chainconsisting solely of carbon and hydrogen atoms, unless otherwisespecifically described as having additional heteroatoms or heterogroups.The alkylenyl group contains no unsaturation has a valence bond ateither end of the chain and has a numerical range of carbon atoms of 1to 24, which numerical range includes each integer in the range. Anexample of a divalent hydrocarbon chain designated as an alkylenyl groupis —CH₂—CH₂—CH₂—CH₂— which is butylenyl.

“Cycloalkyl” refers to a monocyclic or polycyclic radical that containsonly carbon and hydrogen, and may be saturated, or partiallyunsaturated. Cycloalkyl groups include groups having from 3 to 24 ringatoms (i.e., C₂-C₁₀ cycloalkyl). Whenever it appears herein, a numericalrange such as “3 to 24” refers to each integer in the given range; e.g.,“3 to 24 carbon atoms” means that the cycloalkyl group may consist of 3carbon atoms, etc., up to and including 10 carbon atoms. In someembodiments, it is a C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl radical. In some embodiments, itis a C₃-C₅ cycloalkyl radical. Illustrative examples of cycloalkylgroups include, but are not limited to the following moieties:cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclopentenyl, cyclohexyl,cyclohexenyl, cycloseptyl, cyclooctyl, cyclononyl, cyclodecyl,norbornyl, and the like.

“Alkoxy” refers to the group —O-alkyl, including from 1 to 24 carbonatoms of a straight, branched, cyclic configuration and combinationsthereof attached to the parent structure through an oxygen. Examplesinclude methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, isopropoxy, cyclopropyloxy,cyclohexyloxy and the like. “Lower alkoxy” refers to alkoxy groupscontaining one to six carbons. In some embodiments, C₁-C₄ alkyl is analkyl group which encompasses both straight and branched chain alkyls offrom 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

“Amino” or “amine” refers to an —N(R^(a))₂ radical group, where eachR^(a) is independently hydrogen or linear, branched or cyclic alkyl of 1to 6 carbons. When an —N(R^(a))₂ group has two Ra other than hydrogenthey can be combined with the nitrogen atom to form a 4-, 5-, 6-, or7-membered ring.

“Aryl” refers to a conjugated pi radical with six or ten ring atomswhich has at least one ring having a conjugated pi electron system whichis carbocyclic (e.g., phenyl, fluorenyl, and naphthyl). Bivalentradicals formed from substituted benzene derivatives and having the freevalences at ring atoms are named as substituted phenylene radicals.Bivalent radicals derived from univalent polycyclic hydrocarbon radicalswhose names end in “-yl” by removal of one hydrogen atom from the carbonatom with the free valence are named by adding “-idene” to the name ofthe corresponding univalent radical, e.g., a naphthyl group with twopoints of attachment is termed naphthylidene. The term includesmonocyclic or monocyclic-ring polycyclic (i.e., rings which shareadjacent pairs of ring atoms) groups.

“Heteroalkyl” “heteroalkenyl” and “heteroalkynyl” include optionallysubstituted alkyl, alkenyl and alkynyl radicals and which have one ormore skeletal chain atoms selected from an atom other than carbon, e.g.,oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus or combinations thereof. Anumerical range may be given, e.g. C₁-C₄ heteroalkyl which refers to thechain length in total, which in this example is 24 atoms long. Forexample, a —CH₂OCH₂CH₃ radical is referred to as a “C₄” heteroalkyl,which includes the heteroatom center in the atom chain lengthdescription. Connection to the rest of the molecule may be througheither a heteroatom or a carbon in the heteroalkyl chain.

“Heteroaryl” or heteroaromatic refers to a 5, 6 or 10-membered aromaticradical (e.g., C₅-C₁₃ heteroaryl) that includes one or more ringheteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, and which may bea monocyclic, bicyclic, tricyclic or tetracyclic ring system. Wheneverit appears herein, a numerical range refers to each integer in the givenrange. An N-containing “heteroaromatic” or “heteroaryl” moiety refers toan aromatic group in which at least one of the skeletal atoms of thering is a nitrogen atom. The polycyclic heteroaryl group may bemonocyclic or non-monocyclic. The heteroatom(s) in the heteroarylradical is optionally oxidized. One or more nitrogen atoms, if present,are optionally quaternized. The heteroaryl is attached to the rest ofthe molecule through any atom of the ring(s). Examples of heteroarylsinclude, but are not limited to adeninyl, azabenzimidazolyl, azaindolyl,azepinyl, acridinyl, benzimidazolyl, benzindolyl, 1,3-benzodioxolyl,benzofuranyl, benzooxazolyl, benzo[d]thiazolyl, benzothiadiazolyl,benzo[b][1,4]dioxepinyl, benzo[b][1,4]oxazinyl, 1,4-benzodioxanyl,benzonaphthofuranyl, benzoxazolyl, benzodioxolyl, benzodioxinyl,benzoxazolyl, benzopyranyl, benzopyranonyl, benzofuranyl,benzofuranonyl, benzofurazanyl, benzothiazolyl, benzothienyl(benzothiophenyl), benzothieno[3,2-d]pyrimidinyl, benzotriazolyl,benzo[4,6]imidazo[1,2-a]pyridinyl, carbazolyl, cinnolinyl,cyclopenta[d]pyrimidinyl,6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[4,5]thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidinyl,5,6-dihydrobenzo[h]quinazolinyl, 5,6-dihydrobenzo[h]cinnolinyl,6,7-dihydro-5H-benzo[6,7]cyclohepta[1,2-c]pyridazinyl, dibenzofuranyl,dibenzothiophenyl, furanyl, furazanyl, furanonyl, furo[3,2-c]pyridinyl,5,6,7,8,9,10-hexahydrocycloocta[d]pyrimidinyl,5,6,7,8,9,10-hexahydrocycloocta[d]pyridazinyl,5,6,7,8,9,10-hexahydrocycloocta[d]pyridinyl, isothiazolyl, imidazolyl,imidazopyridinyl, isoxazolopyridinyl, indazolyl, indolyl, indazolyl,isoindolyl, indolinyl, isoindolinyl, isoquinolyl, indolizinyl,isoxazolyl, 5,8-methano-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinazolinyl, naphthyridinyl,1,6-naphthyridinonyl, oxadiazolyl, 2-oxoazepinyl, oxazolyl, oxiranyl,5,6,6a,7,8,9,10,10a-octahydrobenzo[h]quinazolinyl, 1-phenyl-1H-pyrrolyl,phenazinyl, phenothiazinyl, phenoxazinyl, phthalazinyl, pteridinyl,purinyl, pyranyl, pyrrolyl, pyrazolyl, pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidinyl,pyridinyl, pyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidinyl, pyrido[3,4-d]pyrimidinyl,pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, pyrrolyl, quinazolinyl,quinoxalinyl, quinolinyl, isoquinolinyl, tetrahydroquinolinyl,5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinazolinyl,5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobenzo[4,5]thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidinyl,6,7,8,9-tetrahydro-5H-cyclohepta[4,5]thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidinyl,5,6,7,8-tetrahydropyrido[4,5-c]pyridazinyl, thiazolyl, thiadiazolyl,thianaphthalenyl, thiapyranyl, triazolyl, tetrazolyl, triazinyl,thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidinyl, thieno[3,2-d]pyrimidinyl,thieno[2,3-c]pyridinyl, and thiophenyl (i.e., thienyl), xanthinyl,guaninyl, quinoxalinyl, and quinazolinyl groups.

“Heterocyclic” refers to any monocyclic or polycyclic moiety comprisingat least one heteroatom selected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur. Asused herein, heterocyclyl moieties can be aromatic or nonaromatic. Themoieties heteroaryl and heterocyclyl alkyl are members of theheterocyclic group.

Zeta potential relating to pigment microparticles means theelectrokinetic potential of extremely small particles suspended incolloidal dispersions. It is caused by the net electrical charge at theparticle interface with the suspending fluid. It is an indicator of thestability of a colloidal dispersion. The magnitude indicates the degreeof electrostatic repulsion between adjacent similar charged particles ina dispersion. At zero or minimal + or − potential, rapid coagulation canoccur. At a + or − zeta potential above about 40, good colloidalstability is maintained. Zeta potential can be measured using approachesknown to those skilled in the art. For example a Zetasizer Nano Z fromMalvern Panalytical may be used to assess the zeta potential of thecomponents.

The term “textile” as used herein has its ordinary and customary meaningand includes cloth, fabric or other material made out of natural plantfibers, synthetic fibers, metal fibers, carbon fibers, animal fiberssuch as may be derived from feathers, sinew, ligament, muscle and/orbone. The fibers are combined by weaving, felting, gluing, tacking,spinning, extruding, blow melting or other-wise formed into at least asomewhat coherent mass typically considered to be cloth, fabric, spongerubber, foam, woven or nonwoven material. Rugs, bedsheets, clothing,coats, hats, underwear, socks, seat covers, seat cushions, pillows, andsimilar materials are textiles. Included also is paper made of plant orsynthetic material such as typing paper, writing paper, foil, parchmentpapers, wax paper, aluminum foil and similar flat, thin materials.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Aspects of the present invention generally relate to disadvantages ofknown technologies for coloration of treated material, especiallykeratin material such as but not limited to hair by limiting damage tokeratin proteins within the material, particularly after repeated dyingevents; facilitating the quantitative or substantially quantitative ondemand removal of the color; limiting quick or inconsistent wash-out ofthe coloring means; limiting the potential for temporary irritation ofthe scalp upon applying known compositions (e.g., containing hydrogenperoxide at and an elevated pH); and shortening at least one of thetreatment process and post-treatment processes, including drying time.In sum, the present invention is directed to compositions for colorationof treated material that provide effective color to treated material andwill remain on the treated material until it is desired to remove thecolor. This makes the treatment process more pleasurable for the userand or stylist. It is also desired that the results are predictable,enabling the users to achieve their target hair color result.

The composition, method and coating aspects of the invention aredirected to embodiments of a multicomponent composition that are adaptedto provide colored coating embodiments on the surfaces of treatedmaterial such as but not limited to hair strands. The colored coatingembodiments have “color fastness” or remanence that enables them toremain in somewhat to substantial to essential original composition onthe treated material through at least a series of washings with aqueousmedia containing soap and/or shampoo. Yet by manipulation of thetriggering formulation according to the invention, the coatingembodiments can be removed from the treated material to leave it in itssubstantially to essentially natural state before application of themulticomponent composition to the treated material. The multicomponentcomposition embodiments minimally alter treated material upon theirapplication thereon and the embodiments of the method of application maybe accomplished in short times.

The embodiments of the multicomponent composition according to theinvention comprise first, second, third and fourth components formulatedto provide the desired coloration of treated material, to provide thedesired remanence and to provide the ability for removal without damageto the treated material. Sequential, simultaneous or premixedapplication of the first and second components will provide the desiredbenefits. Pretreatment of the treated material with the third componentfollowed by sequential, simultaneous or premix application of the firstand second components delivers the exceptional results for remanence andappropriate quality parameters especially for the treated material. Thecombination of the three components of the multicomponent composition inthe aspect of use and application to treated material provides anunexpected synergy in delivering outstanding properties of remanence andtactile quality for the colored coating on treated material.

A. The Multicomponent Composition

First Component: Organic Polymer

The organic polymer of the first component of the multicomponentcomposition includes linear and/or branched configurations ofhomopolymer, copolymer, terpolymer and/or multiple monomeric unitpolymer embodiments. These embodiments comprise oligomers and polymersof appropriate monomeric units such as but not limited to one or moreolefin monomers, ester units of diacids/diol monomers, ester units ofhydroxy acid monomers, ether monomeric units, thioether monomeric units,polyol monomeric units, alkylene oxide monomeric units, alkylene iminemonomeric units, urethane monomeric units urea monomeric units, amideunits of diacid/diamine monomers, amide units of amino acid monomericunits, amino acid units providing peptides, gelatin or biopolymers;carbohydrate monomeric units providing alginates, cellulosicderivatives, polysaccharides; as well as other repeating residues basedon carbon or carbon in combination with other atoms such as oxygenand/or nitrogen, and any combination thereof. Preferably the oligomersand polymers are polyolefins, polyesters, polyethers, polyurethanes orpolyamides or any combination thereof. More preferably, the oligomersand polymers are polyolefins, polyesters or polyurethanes or anycombination thereof. Especially more preferably, the oligomers andpolymers are polyolefins or polyesters.

The organic polymer may have non-polar, non-protic pendant moieties suchas but not limited to linear, branched or cyclic alkyl groups optionallyincluding oxygen, nitrogen, ester, oxycarbonyl, amide, hydroxyl,thioether, ether, amino, imino, sulfonyl within or along the alkylgroups. These pendant moieties also include aromatic groups,heteroaromatic groups, small to oligomeric repeating carbon units, allwith the same optional heteroatoms and heteroatom groups described forthe alkyl chains and/or moieties. These pendant moieties may also beoligomeric or polymeric silicone moieties constructed of organosiloxaneunits.

The first functional groups of the organic polymer differ from theforegoing pendant moieties in that the first functional groups arepolar, protic and can react with the second functional groups. The firstfunctional groups may be attached to the forgoing pendant moieties ormay be constructed as described below.

The foregoing substitution pattern of the polymer chain of the organicpolymer of the first component shows that the organic polymer has twokinds of substituents: the pendant moieties and the first functionalgroups. Hence, the organic polymer can be conceptualized as a precursororganic polymer with variable substituents in which has beenincorporated the first functional groups. Describing the organic polymerin this manner provides a realization of the breadth of the kind ofprecursor organic polymers that can function as the organic polymerthrough incorporation of the first functional groups.

Precursor Organic Polymers

Precursor organic polymers can be conceptualized as classes, subclassesand categories of organic polymers without the first functional groups.Such precursor organic polymers include the above described oligomersand polymers minus the first functional groups. These precursor organicpolymers include but are not limited to oligomers and polymers ofappropriate monomeric units such as but not limited to one or moreolefin monomers, ester units of diacids/diol monomers or of hydroxy acidmonomers, ether monomeric units, thioether monomeric units, polyolmonomeric units, alkylene oxide monomeric units, alkylene iminemonomeric units, urethane monomeric units urea monomeric units, amideunits of diacid/diamine monomers or of amino acid monomeric units, aminoacid units providing peptides, gelatin or biopolymers; carbohydratemonomeric units providing alginates, cellulosic derivatives, celluloseesters, polysaccharides; hydroxylated polyester, acrylate functionalizedpolyester, polyester polyurethane acrylic copolymer,polyurethane-polyglycol copolymer, polycarbonate diols, styrene-allylalcohol copolymer, ketone resins; as well as other repeating residuesbased on carbon or carbon in combination with other atoms such as oxygenand/or nitrogen, and any combination thereof. Additional precursororganic polymers include but are not limited to non-polar olefinicpolymers, polar, non-protonic olefinic polymers, vinyl polymers,polyethers, polycondensates, block polymers and any compound withrepeating carbon unit residues. Preferably the precursor organicpolymers are polyolefins including polyvinyl compounds, polyesters,polyethers, polyurethanes or polyamides or any combination thereof. Morepreferably, the organic polymers are polyolefins including polyvinylcompounds, polyesters or polyurethanes or any combination thereof.Especially more preferably, the organic polymers are polyolefins,polyvinyl compounds or polyesters.

Precursor organic polymers containing acid groups may be developed fromany monomeric unit containing acid groups such as carboxylic acid,sulfonic acid, sulfinic acid, phosphoric acid. The acidic units may becombined with non acidic units which are hydrophilic or hydrophobic toprovide appropriate precursor organic polymers. Such polymers aredescribed in the following passages.

Precursor polymers may include copolymers of (meth)acrylic acid and ofat least one linear, branched or cyclic (cycloaliphatic or aromatic)(meth)acrylic acid ester monomer and/or of at least one linear, branchedor cyclic (cycloaliphatic or aromatic) mono- or disubstituted(meth)acrylic acid amide monomer.

Included are precursor copolymers such as acrylic acid/ethylacrylate/N-tert-butylacrylamide terpolymers such as the product soldunder the name Ultrahold 8 and that sold under the name Ultrahold Strongby the company BASF; (meth)acrylic acid/tert-butyl (meth)acrylate and/orisobutyl (meth)acrylate/C1-C4 alkyl (meth)acrylate copolymers such asthe acrylic acid/tert-butyl acrylate/ethyl acrylate terpolymer sold bythe company BASF under the name Luvimer 100P; (meth)acrylic acid/ethylacrylate/methyl methacrylate terpolymers and tetrapolymers such as theethyl acrylate/methyl methacrylate/acrylic acid/methacrylic acidcopolymer such as the product sold under the name Amerhold DR-25 by thecompany Amerchol; methyl methacrylate/butyl or ethylacrylate/hydroxyethyl or 2-hydroxypropyl acrylate ormethacrylate/(meth)acrylic acid tetrapolymers such as the methylmethacrylate/butyl acrylate/hydroxyethyl methacrylate/methacrylic acidtetrapolymers sold by the company Rohm & Haas under the name Acudyne255.

Additional examples of precursor organic polymers include copolymers ofacrylic acid and of C1-C4 alkyl methacrylate and terpolymers ofvinylpyrrolidone, of acrylic acid and of C1-C20 alkyl, for examplelauryl, methacrylate, such as that sold by the company ISP under thename Acrylidone M and the copolymer of methacrylic acid and of ethylacrylate sold under the name Luvimer MAEX by the company BASF.

Yet other examples of precursor organic polymers include amphotericcopolymers such as N-octylacrylamide/methyl methacrylate/hydroxypropylmethacrylate/acrylic acid/tert-butylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymers,in particular that sold under the name Amphomer by the company NationalStarch, or the copolymer Lovocryl L47 sold by the same company.

Additional examples of precursor organic polymer include copolymers of(meth)acrylic acid and of (meth)acrylic acid esters or amidesfurthermore containing linear, branched or cyclic (cycloaliphatic oraromatic, which may or may not be substituted) vinyl esters, such asvinyl acetate; vinyl propionate; vinyl esters of branched acid such asvinyl versatate; vinyl esters of substituted or unsubstituted benzoicacid; these copolymers may furthermore also contain groups resultingfrom the copolymerization with styrene, alpha-methylstyrene or asubstituted styrene. Other examples include copolymers of (meth)acrylicacid and of at least one olefinic monomer chosen from vinyl esters suchas those mentioned above and containing no (meth)acrylic acid acrylamideor ester monomer. These copolymers may also contain olefinic groupsresulting from the copolymerization with styrene, .alpha.-methylstyrene,a substituted styrene and optionally monoethylenic monomers such asethylene.

Still other examples include copolymers of vinyl monoacid such ascrotonic acid and vinylbenzoic acid and/or of allylic monoacid such asallyloxyacetic acid.

Precursor organic polymers include copolymers of crotonic acidcontaining vinyl acetate or propionate units in their chain andoptionally of other monomers such as allylic or methallylic esters,vinyl ethers or vinyl esters of a saturated, linear or branchedcarboxylic acid containing a long hydrocarbon chain, such as thosecontaining at least 5 carbon atoms, it being possible for these polymersoptionally to be grafted and crosslinked, or alternatively a vinyl,allylic or methallylic ester of an alpha- or beta-cyclic carboxylicacid. These copolymers may also contain olefinic groups resulting fromthe copolymerization with styrene, .alpha.-methylstyrene, a substitutedstyrene and optionally monoethylenic monomers such as ethylene.

Precursor organic polymers include vinyl polymers such as vinylacetate/crotonic acid/polyethylene glycol copolymers such as that soldby the company Hoechst under the name “Aristoflex A”; vinylacetate/crotonic acid copolymers such as that sold by the company BASFAdditional examples of precursor organic polymers include thepolyolefins, polyvinyls, polyesters, polyurethanes, polyethers,polycondensates and natural polymers.

Additional precursor organic polymers include but are not limited tohomopolymers and copolymers of olefins; cycloolefins; butadiene;isoprene; styrene; vinyl ethers, esters, or amides; (meth)acrylic acidesters or amides containing a linear, branched, or cyclic C1-C24 alkylgroup, a C6-C24 aryl group or a C2-C24 hydroxyalkyl group. Thesepolymers may be obtained from monomers such as isooctyl(meth)acrylate,isononyl(meth)acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl(meth)acrylate,lauryl(meth)acrylate, isopentyl(meth)acrylate, n-butyl(meth)acrylate,isobutyl(meth)acrylate, ethyl(meth)acrylate, methyl(meth)acrylate,tert-butyl(meth)acrylate, tridecyl(meth)acrylate, stearyl(meth)acrylate,hydroxyethyl(meth)acrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl(meth)acrylate, benzylacrylate, phenyl acrylate, and mixtures thereof. Amides monomers includebut are not limited to (meth)acrylamides, such asN-alkyl(meth)acrylamides, for example of a C2-C12 alkyl, such asN-ethylacrylamide, N-t-butylacrylamide, and N-octylacrylamide;N-di(C1-C4)alkyl (meth)acrylamides and perfluoroalkyl(meth)acrylates.

Precursor organic polymers may also include embodiments based uponattachment of a vinyl group to a diverse number of compounds.Polymerization delivers the polyvinyl compound (e.g., a version ofpolyolefins) with a large variation of substituent identity. Examples ofvinyl monomers for such polymerization include but are not limited tovinyl alkanoate such as vinyl acetate, N-vinylpyrrolidone,vinylcaprolactam, vinyl N—(C1-C6)alkylpyrroles, vinyloxazoles,vinylthiazoles, vinylpyrimidines, vinyl pyridine, vinyl thiophene, andvinylimidazoles, olefins such as ethylene, propylene, butenes, isoprene,and butadienes.

Precursor organic polymers also include but are not limited to, forexample, of the alkyl acrylate/cycloalkyl acrylate copolymer, theacrylates/C12-22 alkyl methacrylate copolymer and vinylpyrrolidonecopolymers, such as copolymers of a C2-C30 alkene, such as a C3-C22alkene, and combinations thereof. VP copolymers include but are notlimited to VP/vinyl laurate copolymer, the VP/vinyl stearate copolymer,the butylated polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) copolymer, the VP/hexadecenecopolymer, the VP/eicosene copolymer, the VP/triacontene copolymer orthe VP/acrylic acid/lauryl methacrylate copolymer,octylacrylamide/acrylates/butylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer,acrylates/octylacrylamide copolymer, polymers bearing fluoro groupsbelonging to one of the classes described in the above text, and thecopolymers of alkyl(meth)acrylate and perfluoroalkyl(meth)acrylate.Additional precursor organic polymers include those resulting from thepolymerization or copolymerization of an ethylenic monomer, comprisingat least one ethylenic bond, which can be, for example, conjugated (ordienes). Precursor organic polymer resulting from the polymerization orcopolymerization of an ethylenic monomer, vinyl, acrylic, or methacryliccopolymers are also included without limitation.

Precursor organic polymers as block copolymers are also included,examples of which include but are not limited to a block copolymercomprising at least one block comprising styrene units or styrenederivatives (for example methylstyrene, chlorostyrene, orchloromethylstyrene). The copolymer comprising at least one styreneblock may also comprise, for example, an alkylstyrene (AS) block, anethylene/butylene (EB) block, an ethylene/propylene (EP) block, abutadiene (B) block, an isoprene (I) block, an acrylate (A) block, or amethacrylate (MA) block, or a combination of these blocks. The copolymercomprising at least one block of styrene units or styrene derivativesmay be a diblock or triblock copolymer, for example of thepolystyrene/polyisoprene or polystyrene/polybutadiene type, those of thepolystyrene/copoly(ethylene-propylene) type or alternatively of thepolystyrene/copoly(ethylene/butylene) type as well asstyrene-methacrylate copolymers.

Further embodiments of precursor organic polymers include but are notlimited to those chosen from copolymers of vinyl ester (the vinyl groupbeing directly connected to the oxygen atom of the ester group and thevinyl ester having a saturated, linear or branched hydrocarbon-basedradical of 1 to 19 carbon atoms bonded to the carbonyl of the estergroup) and of at least one other monomer chosen from vinyl esters (otherthan the vinyl ester already present), α-olefins (containing from 8 to28 carbon atoms), alkyl vinyl ethers (in which the alkyl group containsfrom 2 to 18 carbon atoms), or allylic or methallylic esters (containinga linear or branched saturated hydrocarbon-based radical of 1 to 19carbon atoms, bonded to the carbonyl of the ester group).

Further non-limiting examples of the precursor organic polymers includethe following copolymers: vinyl acetate/allyl stearate, vinylacetate/vinyl laurate, vinyl acetate/vinyl stearate, vinylacetate/octadecene, vinyl acetate/octadecyl vinyl ether, vinylpropionate/allyl laurate, vinyl propionate/vinyl laurate, vinylstearate/1-octadecene, vinyl acetate/1-dodecene, vinyl stearate/ethylvinyl ether, vinyl propionate/cetyl vinyl ether, vinyl stearate/allylacetate, vinyl 2,2-dimethyloctanoate/vinyl laurate, allyl2,2-dimethylpentanoate/vinyl laurate, vinyl dimethylpropionate/vinylstearate, allyl dimethylpropionate/vinyl stearate, vinylpropionate/vinyl stearate, vinyl dimethylpropionate/vinyl laurate, vinylacetate/octadecyl vinyl ether, vinyl acetate/allyl stearate, vinylacetate/1-octadecene and allyl propionate/allyl stearate.

Additional organic polymer precursors include polyalkenes and copolymersof C2-C20 alkenes, for example polybutene, polymers of natural origin,which are optionally modified, chosen from shellac resin, sandarac gum,dammar resins, elemi gums, copal resins, and polysaccharides comprisingalkyl (ether or ester) side chains, for example alkylcellulosescontaining a linear or branched, saturated, or unsaturated C1-C8 alkylradical, such as ethylcellulose and propylcellulose.

Precursor organic polymers of natural origin may be chosen, for example,from cellulose-based polymers such as nitrocellulose, cellulose acetate,cellulose acetobutyrate, or cellulose acetopropionate. Non-limitingexamples include the ethylcellulose the cellulose acetobutyrate, and thecellulose acetopropionates.

Precursor organic polymers also include but are not limited topolycondensates which include but are not limited to polyurethanes,polyurethane-acrylics, polyurethane-polyvinylpyrrolidones,polyester-polyurethanes, polyether-polyurethanes, polyureas,polyurea-polyurethanes, and mixtures thereof. The precursorpolyurethanes may be, for example, a copolymer of aliphatic,cycloaliphatic, or aromatic polyurethane, or of polyurea-polyurethane.

The precursor polyurethanes may also be obtained from branched orunbranched polyesters or from alkyds comprising mobile hydrogens thatare modified via a polyaddition with a diisocyanate and an organicdifunctional (for example dihydro, diamino or hydroxy-amino) coreagent.

Non-limiting examples of precursor organic polymer may also includepolyesters, polyester amides, fatty-chain polyesters, polyamides, andepoxyester resins. The precursor polyesters may be obtained in a knownmanner via the polycondensation of aliphatic or aromatic diacids withaliphatic or aromatic diols or with polyols. Succinic acid, glutaricacid, adipic acid, pimelic acid, suberic acid, or sebacic acid may beused as aliphatic diacids.

Terephthalic acid or isophthalic acid, or even a derivative such asphthalic anhydride, may be used as aromatic diacids. Ethylene glycol,propylene glycol, diethylene glycol, neopentyl glycol,cyclohexanedimethanol, and 4,4-N-(1-methylpropylidene)bisphenol may beused as aliphatic diols.

The precursor polyesteramides may be obtained in a manner similar tothat for the polyesters, via the polycondensation of diacids with aminoalcohols. The polyamides may be obtained in a manner similar to that forthe polyesters, via the polycondensation of diacids with diamines.Examples of precursor polyesters that may be mentioned include aliphaticpolyesters containing C4-50 alkyl side chains or polyesters resultingfrom the condensation of fatty acid dimers, or alternatively polyesterscomprising a silicone segment in the form of a terminal block, graft, orgroup.

Transforming the Precursor Organic Polymer to the Organic Polymer

The precursor organic polymers may be transformed to the organic polymerby incorporation of one or more polymerization compatible monomericunits bearing carboxylic acid groups, sulfonic acid groups, sulfinicacid groups, hydroxyl groups, mercapto groups, olefinoyloxy groups,vinyl and/or amine groups. Typically, a copolymerization withappropriate monomeric units some of which will bear the first functionalgroup accomplishes the incorporation and development of the organicpolymer of the first component. Typically, the organic polymer of thefirst component will have an acid number ranging from small to large andoptionally a hydroxyl number and/or amine number and/or mercapto numberranging from small to large. Incorporation of monomeric first functionalgroups into precursor organic polymers which are olefinic polymers isstraightforward as the olefinic first functional group monomeric unitwill copolymerize with the other olefinic units of such polymers. Forcondensation polymers, incorporation can be accomplished through use ofa starting monomeric unit containing a first functional group whichoptionally may be protected. For naturally derived polymers, conversionand/or derivatization of a pendant group such as a hydroxyl group oracid group to a first functional group can be accomplished through knownorganic chemistry transformations. These conversions are described inthe scientific literature such as in J. March, “Advanced OrganicChemistry”, 4^(th) Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1992.

Embodiments of Classes of the Organic Polymer

Embodiments of the organic polymer of the first component comprise oneor more of the above described precursor organic polymers coupled withtwo or more first functional groups, especially polyolefins, polyvinyls,polyesters, polyethers, polyamides, polyurethanes and combinationsthereof. Especially preferred are polyolefins, polyvinyls, polyesters,polyurethanes and polyethers. More especially preferred are polyolefins,polyvinyls and polyesters. The resulting organic polymer may comprisevery low to very slight to moderate to substantial water solubility ordispersibility because of the presence of the first functional groups.In some instances, the water solubility or dispersibility may benegligible. Although it is not a limitation of the invention, it isbelieved that when the organic polymer has negligible water solubilityor dispersibility, the melding of the three components to form a remnantcoating may not be as efficient as can occur with better watersolubility or dispersibility of the organic polymer. It is believed thatincreased melding can be accomplished by addition of substituents to theorganic polymer that will increase the water solubility ordispersibility, preferably up to a limitation indicated by substantialwater solubility. The range of solubility may be related to thecharacteristics of the organic polymer to form an opaque or cloudydispersion in neutral water and the dispersion becomes less opaque orcloudy or becomes hazy when the pH is increased. Such substituentsinclude but are not limited to acid groups, hydroxyl groups, ethergroups, amide groups, ester groups, urethane groups, urea groups andfunctional groups that can exhibit hydrogen bonding.

Embodiments of the organic polymer may be selected from oligomers andpolymers produced from monomers or monomeric units of one or more olefinmonomers, ester units of diacids/diol monomers or of hydroxy acidmonomers, ether monomeric units, thioether monomeric units, polyolmonomeric units, alkylene oxide monomeric units, alkylene iminemonomeric units, urethane monomeric units, urea monomeric units, amideunits of diacid/diamine monomers or of amino acid monomeric units, aminoacid units providing peptides, gelatin or biopolymers; carbohydratemonomeric units providing alginates, cellulosic derivatives orpolysaccharides; as well as other repeating residues based on carbon orcarbon in combination with other atoms such as oxygen and/or nitrogen,and any combination thereof. The organic polymer may comprise apolyolefin, a polyester, a hydroxylated polyester, an acrylatefunctionalized polyester, a polycarbonate, a polyallyl alcohol, a ketoneresin, a polyether, a polyimine, a polyurethane, a polyurea, apolyglycol, a polyamide, a polypeptide, poly (2-oxazoline) and itsderivatives, a carbohydrate compound, a cellulose, a cellulosederivative such as a cellulose ester or a hydroxylated cellulose or acarboxyl cellulose or a hydroxyl cellulose ester or carboxylic acid, analginate, a gum, a polysaccharide, an amino acid polymer, a gelatin, anoligopeptide, a polypeptide or a protein, a carbohydrate-amino acid suchas a glycosylated peptide or a carbohydrate-purine/pyrimidine base suchas a polynucleoside, a biopolymer, a (meth)acrylic copolymer, a crotoniccopolymer, a polyurethane-polyglycol copolymer, a polycarbonate diol, astyrene-allyl alcohol copolymer, a polyol, a natural gum, polyvinylacetate, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polynipam, a polymer based on one or moreolefin monomers, a polymer based on ester units of diacids/diolmonomers, a polymer based on ester units of hydroxy acid monomers, apolymer based on ether monomeric units, a polymer based on thioethermonomeric units, a polymer based on polyol monomeric units, a polymerbased on alkylene oxide monomeric units, a polymer based on of alkyleneimine monomeric units, a polymer based on urethane monomeric units, apolymer based on urea monomeric units, a polymer based on amide units ofdiacid/diamine monomers, a polymer based on amide units of amino acidmonomeric units or other polymer having repeating residues based oncarbon or carbon in combination with other atoms such as oxygen and/ornitrogen, and any combination thereof. Preferred organic polymersinclude polyolefins, polyvinyls, polyesters, polyethers, polyamides,polyurethanes and combinations thereof. Additional preferred organicpolymers include polymers and copolymers based on polyurethane,polyacrylate, silicone resins, polyurea/polyurethane silicones, andcopolymers based on silicone resin and on dimethiconol which either havefirst functional groups or are adapted to have first functional groups.Especially preferred organic polymers include polyolefins, polyvinyls,polyesters, polyurethanes and polyethers and combinations thereof. Moreespecially preferred organic polymers include polyolefins, polyvinylsand polyesters and combinations thereof.

The organic polymer may be linear and/or branched and may incorporatealong the polymer backbone, as well as along the branches, pendantmoieties such as esters, ethers, oxycarbonyls, amides, aliphatic groups,aromatic groups, linear, branched or cyclic alkyl groups or similargroups that are other than polar and protic. Examples of pendantmoieties include but are not limited to such moieties as an alkylcarboxyl ester resulting from polymerization of an alkyl (meth)acrylate,or phenyl resulting from polymerization of styrene.

The first functional groups of the organic polymer differ from thependant moieties. The first functional groups may be arranged as pendantgroups, arranged as terminal groups or may be a combination thereof. Thefirst functional groups may be distributed along the organic polymerbackbone, along polymer branches or any combination thereof. The firstfunctional groups may be singly or multiply arranged at a singlelocation of the polymer and in either arrangement may be distributedthroughout the backbone and branches. The first functional groups may bepolar and/or protic groups including but not limited to carboxylic acidgroups, hydroxyl groups, amine groups, mercapto groups (i.e., thiol,—SH), sulfo acid groups (HO₃S—), sulfino acid groups (HO₂S—),vinyloxycarbonyl, olefinoyloxy including (meth)acrylyloxy orcrotonyloxy, alkynyl, Si—OH groups, Si—OR groups, Si—OAc groups,Si—O—N═CHR groups or Si—CH═CH₂ groups, or any combination thereof. Thenumber of first functional groups per molecule of organic polymer is atleast two and preferably is at least three and more preferably at leastfour and most preferably at least five. Not all organic polymermolecules may bear the same number of first functional groups.

The first functional groups may be covalently linked to the polymerchain through any manner of linear and/or branched carbon connectionarrangements or units. The connection units may covalently bear one or amultiple number of first functional groups. These carbon connectionarrangements may be but are not limited to a carbon connection unitcomprising a linear, branched or cyclic C1-C24 alkylenyl, oxyalkyenyl,alkylenyloxy or oxyalkylenyloxy unit, a C2-C24 alkanoyl or oxyalkanoylunit, a C6-C24 aromatic or oxyaromatic unit, a C5-C24 heteroaromatic oroxyheteroaromatic unit having one or two heteroatoms selected fromnitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, a (C_(z)—O—C_(z))_(n) polyether unitwherein z is an integer of 1 to 6 and n is an integer of 2 to 6, a(C_(y)—NH—C_(y))_(m) polyimino unit wherein y is an integer of 1 to 6and m is an integer of 2 to 6. The recitation of “oxy” before or afteran organic group means that the organic group such as alkylenyl isconnected to the polymer chain through an oxygen. For example, analkylenyl group is connected to the polymer chain by a carbon-carbonbond while an oxyalkylenyl group is connected to the polymer chain by acarbon-oxygen bond.

The first functional groups may also be covalently linked to the organicpolymer through linear and/or branched silicon connection unitscomprising a Si1-Si48 organosiloxane moiety (as R₂SiO₂ monomericresidues) having methyl as the organo group with silicon of theconnection unit bonded to the first functional group through analkylenyl group of one to three carbons or through an oxyalkylenyl groupof one to three carbons or through an oxyalkylenyloxy group of one tothree carbons and combinations thereof.

When the first functional group is Si—OH, Si—OR, Si—OAc, Si—O—N═CHR orSi—CH═CH₂ group wherein R is C1-C6 alkyl, this group is bonded to theorganic polymer as a moiety of Formula X:—(CH₂)_(n)—O_(j)—Si(R¹)_(a)(R²)_(3-a). The designator n is an integer of0 to 6, the designator j is zero or 1, R¹ is alkoxy of 1 to 3 carbons orOH or OAc or —O—N═CHR or —CH═CH₂, R² is alkyl of 1 to 3 carbons and a isan integer 1, 2 or 3. Formula X is incorporated into the organic polymerthrough the valence bond connection to a monomeric group compatible withthe monomeric groups of the organic polymer. For example, if the organicpolymer is a polyolefin, the open valence of the Formula X is bonded toa vinyl group or to an oxygen of an olefinoyloxy group such as(meth)acryloxy. The vinyl or olefin group is polymerized into theolefinic polymer chain as one of the olefinic monomer groups. Theseembodiments of the organic polymer have first functional groups that arecompatible with each other and other substituents of the organicpolymer.

The Organic Polymer of Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Monomers

Representative embodiments of some classes of the organic polymercomprise repeating units of a hydrophobic monomer or a hydrophilicmonomer or a combination thereof, preferably a combination of thehydrophobic monomer and the hydrophilic monomer.

The hydrophobic monomer of this organic polymer embodiment may beselected from one or more of an olefinic carboxylate ester monomer or anolefinic carboxamide monomer, an olefinic sulfonamide monomer or anycombination thereof. The olefinic carboxylate ester comprises an esterof an olefinic carboxylic acid and at least one saturated linear orbranched C1 to C24 primary or secondary alcohol or a C4 to C24 cyclic oralkylcyclic alcohol. The olefinic carboxamide monomer comprises an amideof an olefinic carboxylic acid and ammonia or at least one linear orbranched C1 to C24 primary amine. The olefinic sulfonamide monomercomprises an amide of an olefinic sulfonic acid and ammonia or at leastone linear or branched C1 to C24 primary amine or a cyclic oralkylcyclic C4 to C24 alcohol.

The olefin monomer of this organic polymer embodiment has the formula:H₂C═CHR wherein R is selected from hydrogen, linear or branched alkyl ofone to twenty four carbons, unsubstituted phenyl or phenyl substitutedby one or more linear or branched alkyl of 1 to twenty four carbons,carboxylic ester of an linear or branched C1 to C214 alkanol,carboxamide of ammonia or a linear or branched C1 to C24 primary amine,sulfonamide, sulfinamide, or R is selected from —CR²═CHR¹ wherein R¹ ishydrogen, methyl, ethyl or phenyl and R² is hydrogen or methyl.

The hydrophilic olefinic monomer of this embodiment of the organicpolymer may be selected from:

-   -   (i) a hydroxyl ester of an olefinic carboxylic acid and a linear        or branched alkyl diol of 2 to 24 carbons or a cyclic alkyl diol        of 5 to 24 carbons;    -   (ii) an aminoalkyl ester of an olefinic carboxylic acid and a        linear or branched C2-C24 aminoalkyl alcohol or a cyclic C5-C24        aminoalkyl alcohol; (ii) a mercaptoalkyl ester of an olefinic        carboxylic acid, and a linear or branched C2-C23 mercaptoalkyl        alcohol or a cyclic C5-C24 mercaptoalkyl alcohol;    -   (iii) an olefinic acid;    -   (iv) vinyl alcohol;    -   (v) vinyl alcohol ester of an olefinic carboxylic acid wherein        the vinyl alcohol ester may be incorporated into an organic        polymer through polymerization of a protected vinyl alcohol        monomer such as vinyl acetate and exchange of the protecting        group with the olefinic carboxylic acid, and within the organic        polymer, the olefinic carboxylic acid is a pendant olefinoyloxy        group such as but not limited to acrylyloxy or crotonyloxy;    -   (vi) a polar olefinic compound of the formula H₂C═CHC₆H₄R        wherein R is selected from selected from hydroxy, sulfonic acid,        sulfinic acid, carboxylic acid, a vinyl group or a polyester        polyol group having terminal and/or pendant hydroxyl groups;    -   (vii) an alkenylalkylalkoxysilane monomeric residue of the        formula IV        H₂C═CH—(CH₂)n—Oj-Si(R¹)_(a)(R²)_(3-a)   Formula IV    -    wherein n is an integer of 2 to 6, j is zero or 1, R′ is alkoxy        of 1 to 6 carbons, hydroxyl, OAc, O—N═CHR or —C═CH₂, R² is alkyl        of 1 to 3 carbons and a is an integer 1, 2 or 3;    -   or,    -   (viii) any combination of two or more of the hydroxyl ester, the        aminoalkyl ester, the mercaptoalkyl ester, the olefinic acid,        the vinyl alcohol, the vinyl alcohol ester, the polar olefinic        compound or the functional silanyl residue.

The olefinic carboxylic acid of this embodiment of the organic polymeris an alkenoic acid of 3 to 24 carbons or alkendioic acid of 4 to 24carbons or partially hydrolyzed polyacrylonitile or any combinationthereof.

This embodiment of the organic polymer comprises at least two pendant orterminal or pendant and terminal first functional groups which areselected from a hydroxyl group, a carboxylic acid group, a sulfonic acidgroup, a sulfinic acid group, an amine group, a mercapto group, anolefinoyloxy group, a vinyl group, the silanyl functional groups or acombination thereof. Under typical and usual storage conditions, thevarious embodiments of the first functional group will not react witheach other. Significant activation energy, catalysts and/or coordinationagents are typically an important factor enabling linking combinationsof complementary reactive pairs of first and second functional groups.Because the first, second, third and fourth components are maintainedseparately until use, a linked combination among differing functionalgroups of the organic polymer and the in situ linking material does notoccur. For these reasons, all first functional groups are compatiblewith each other under ordinary and customary environmental conditions.

Additional embodiments of the organic polymer may include polymers ofolefinic carboxylic acids such as (meth)acrylic acid, crotonic acid,pentadienoic acid (butadienyl carboxylic acid) optionally combined witholefinic acid esters and amides and neutral olefinic monomers. Theorganic polymer may include units of olefinic carboxylic acid monomersincluding (meth)acrylic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, itaconic acid,crotonic acid, pentenoic acid pentadienoic acid, isoprenoic acid,partially hydrolyzed polyacrylonitile and optional olefinic acid monomerderivatives that are homologs of these olefinic carboxylic acidmonomers. The organic polymer may include units of the foregoingolefinic carboxylic acid monomers and in addition may include one ormore monomeric units of esters of olefinic carboxylic acid monomerswherein the esterifying alcohol is a linear, branched or cyclic alkylmonoalcohol or diol of 1 to 12 carbons for the linear alkyl group (2 to12 carbons for the diol), 3 to 12 carbons for the branched alkyl groupand 3 to 12 carbons for the cyclic alkyl group, amides of said olefiniccarboxylic acid monomers. N-alkyl amides of the olefinic carboxylic acidmonomers wherein the alkyl group is a linear, branched or cyclic alkylgroup as described for the monoalcohol, N-aminoalkyl amides of theolefinic carboxylic acid monomers wherein the amidating amine is alinear, branched or cyclic alkyl diamine with 2 to 12 carbons in thelinear alkyl group, 3 to 12 carbons in the branched alkyl group and 3 to12 carbons in the cyclic alkyl group. Neutral olefinic monomersincluding those of the formula: HR¹C═CHR² or HR¹C═CH—CR³═CHR⁴ whereinR¹, R², R3 and R⁴ are each independently selected from hydrogen, linearalkyl of 1 to 6 carbons, branched alkyl of 3 to 6 carbons, cyclic alkylof 3 to 10 carbons, phenyl, phenyl substituted by methyl, ethyl, OH,CONH₂, COOH, —(CH₂)_(n)COOH, NO₂, CN, SO₃H, SONH₂, pyridyl, O₂CR′wherein R′ is alkyl of 1 to 3 carbons, vinyl and alkyl vinyl having 1 to3 carbons in the alkyl group.

Preferred embodiments of the hydrophilic monomer of the organic polymerinclude olefinic carboxylic acids and sulfonic acids selected from oneor more of (meth)acrylic acid, crotonic acid, pentenoic acid, hexenoicacid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, glutaconic acid, itaconic acid,citraconic acid, mesaconic acid, vinyl sulfonic acid or any combinationthereof. More preferred olefinic carboxylic acids include (meth)acrylicacid, crotonic acid, vinyl sulfonic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid anditaconic acid. Most preferred olefinic carboxylic acids include(meth)acrylic acid, crotonic acid, maleic acid and itaconic acid.Especially preferred olefinic carboxylic acids include (meth)acrylicacid and crotonic acid.

Additional preferred embodiments of the hydrophilic monomer of theorganic polymer alone or in combination with preferred olefiniccarboxylic and sulfonic acids include the preferred hydroxyalkyl estersof the foregoing preferred acids esterified with a C2-C6 diol includingethylene diol, propylene diol, butylene diol, pentylene diol orcyclohexane diol aminoethanol, aminopropanol and aminobutanol.Especially preferred hydroxyalkyl esters include the more preferredolefinic carboxylic acids esterified with any of these C2-C6 diols. Morepreferred hydroxyalkyl esters include the most preferred olefiniccarboxylic acids with ethylene diol, propylene diol or butylene diol.

Additional preferred embodiments of the hydrophilic monomer of theorganic polymer alone or in combination with the preferred olefiniccarboxylic and sulfonic acids or in combination with the preferredhydroxyalkyl esters or in combination with the preferred carboxylic andsulfonic acids and the preferred hydroxyalkyl esters includes theaminoalkyl esters of the preferred olefinic carboxylic and sulfonicacids esterified with a C2 C4 amino alcohol including amino ethanol,amino propanol and aminobutanol. More preferred aminoalkyl estersinclude the more preferred olefinic carboxylic acids esterified withamino ethanol or amino propanol.

Additional preferred embodiments of the hydrophilic monomer of theorganic polymer alone or in combination with preferred olefiniccarboxylic and sulfonic acids, or in combination with the preferredhydroxyalkyl esters or in combination with the preferred amino alkylesters and with any combination thereof include the mercapto alleyesters of the preferred olefinic carboxylic and sulfonic acids. Thepreferred mercapto alcohols for these esters include mercaptoethanol,mercaptopropanol and mercaptobutanol. More preferred mercaptoalkylesters include the more preferred olefinic carboxylic acids esterifiedwith mercaptoethanol.

Additional preferred embodiments of the hydrophilic monomer of theorganic polymer alone or in combination with preferred olefiniccarboxylic and sulfonic acids, or in combination with the preferredhydroxyalkyl esters or in combination with the preferred amino alkylesters, or in combination with the preferred mercaptoalkyl esters andwith any combination thereof include polar olefinic monomers selectedfrom p-hydroxystyrene, styrene-p-carboxylic acid, o,p-dihydroxystyrene,styrene-p-sulfonic acid and any combination thereof.

Preferred embodiments of the hydrophobic monomer of the organic polymerinclude the alkyl esters wherein the preferred olefinic carboxylic andsulfonic acids are esterified with a C1 to C8 alcohol includingmethanol, ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, butanol, isobutanol, pentanol,isopentanol, hexanol, isohexanol, ethylhexanol, cyclohexyl alcohol. Morepreferred alkyl esters include the more preferred olefinic carboxylicacids esterified with ethanol, propanol, butanol, ethylhexanol orcyclohexyl alcohol. Most preferred alkyl esters include the mostpreferred olefinic carboxylic acids esterified with ethanol, butanol,ethylhexanol or cyclohexyl alcohol.

Additional preferred embodiments of the hydrophobic monomer of theorganic polymer include non-polar olefin monomers selected from styrene,methylstyrene, ethylstyrene, propylstyrene, butadiene,1-phenylbutadiene, isoprene or any combination thereof.

Yet additional preferred embodiments of an aromatic monomer that may bea hydrophobic monomer or a hydrophilic monomer include styrene,butadiene, phenyl butadiene, isoprene, 4-vinylbenzenecarboxamide,4-vinyl benzoic acid, ethyl 4-vinyl benzoate, vinyl phenol,4-vinyl-1-hydroxymethyl benzene, butene, pentene, hexene, divinylbenzene or any combination thereof.

Preferred combinations of the recited species of the hydrophilic monomerand the hydrophobic monomer of the foregoing preferences include anycombination of the recited preferred non-polar olefinic monomers, therecited preferred polar olefinic monomers, the recited preferred alkylesters, the recited preferred hydroxyalkyl esters, the recited preferredaminoalkyl esters, the recited preferred mercapto alkyl esters and thepreferred olefinic carboxylic and sulfonic acids. The choice of anycombination of these species means selection of the first species of thepreferred list of olefinic carboxylic and sulfonic acids, selection ofthe first species of the preferred list of hydroxy alkyl esters,selection of the first species of the preferred list of amino alkylesters, selection of the first species of the preferred list of mercaptoalkyl esters, selection of the first species of the preferred list ofpreferred polar olefinic monomers and selection of the first species ofthe preferred list of non-polar olefinic monomers and combining any twoof the selections, any three of the selections, any four of theselections, any five of the selections or combining all six of theselections according to the parameters indicating the amounts ofhydrophilic monomer and hydrophobic monomer are to be present in theorganic polymer. The choice may also be made in a similar fashion bychoosing any species from any preferred list and combining it with anyspecies of any other list or multiple lists to provide all combinationsof selections.

The organic polymer embodiments generally may have an acid value rangingfrom zero or 0.01 to about 700, preferably about 1 to about 500, morepreferably 2 to 250, most preferably 7-90 with typical acid numbersbelow approximately 100. Typical hydroxyl content may averageapproximately 1 to 20 wt % or may be approximately 3.3 wt %. The organicpolymer may have a weight average molecular weight in the range of about2 KDa to about 2 MDa, preferably about 2 KDa to about 100 KDa, morepreferably about 2 KDa to about 25 KDa. The organic polymer may have aglass transition temperature of from about −125° C. to about 90° C.

The preferred arrangement of the first functional groups in the organicpolymer provides that each member of the first functional group listindividually and separately is present at a minimum number of two permajority of organic polymer molecules and may be distributed throughoutthe polymer backbone and/or along the branch chains. In addition,multiple first functional groups may be present at a single position onthe backbone and especially on branch chains. An example of such amultiplicity would be a branch chain ending with a t-butyl group, thethree termini of which have hydroxyl groups. The number of a particularfirst functional group present in a molecule can be assessed bycalculating the number average polymer molecular weight divided by thefirst functional group equivalent weight. Where the equivalent weightrefers to the normal definition of mass of polymer which has oneequivalent reactive group, in this case the first functional group. Ifthis gives a value of 2, this shows that the average polymer has twofirst functional groups. The minimum means only that a minimum of two ofa single member of the first functional group may be present or theremay be present multiples of two of any one or more of the other membersof the first functional group. This arrangement provides minimums,without reference to the presence of other functional groups, of twohydroxyl groups, two amine groups, two mercapto groups, two carboxylicor sulfonic acid groups, two vinyl groups and two olefinoyloxy groups. Aminimum number of three is preferred individually and separately foreach kind of functional group. A minimum number of four is morepreferred individually and separately for each kind of functional group.A minimum number of five is most preferred for carboxyl and hydroxylgroups and a minimum number of at least two or three carboxyl groups ispreferred in the presence of other functional groups provided that themultiple presence is mutually compatible. Not all organic polymermolecules will have the same number of functional groups; however, amajority to substantially greater than a majority of the organic polymermolecules such as from 95 mole percent to 98 mole percent willstatistically have the same number of functional groups. Some organicpolymer molecules may have more than the specified number of functionalgroups; however, statistically this number will be less than a majorityand preferably statistically will be significantly less than a majoritysuch as less that a 10 mole percent, more preferably less than a 5 molepercent and most preferably less than a 2 mole percent.

The organic polymer may be constructed with random distribution of thedifferent monomer units along the polymer backbone and/or branches ormay be block copolymers which has blocks of single monomer units or maybe a graft copolymer which has one monomer unit forming the polymerbackbone and a different monomer unit forming polymeric side chains. Thedifferent constructions of polymer provide differing polymer to polymerbinding properties and different macromolecular characteristics. Theblock copolymer can provide regions of hard and soft polymercharacteristics. A block copolymer can display crystalline regions andamorphous regions that can enable development of water soluble and waterresistant regions. Blocks of differing electronic and lipophiliccharacter can impart an open repulsive character to the polymer so thattightly fit inter-structures are minimized. A graft polymer or segmentedpolymer is capable of intertwined conformation and compact moleculardimension so as to enable tightly fitted inter-structures.

Additional organic polymer embodiments may comprise one or more monomerunit(s) comprising one or more functional group(s) selected from thegroup consisting of sulfate, sulfonate, carboxylate, phosphate,phosphonate groups and mixtures thereof as substitutes for the olefiniccarboxylic acids of the hydrophilic monomer of the organic polymer.These monomer units may be combined with the other hydrophilic monomersand with the hydrophobic monomers described above to form additionalembodiments of the organic polymer. The functional group(s) maypreferably be selected from the group consisting of sulfate, sulfonate,carboxylate groups and mixtures thereof. Additionally, anionic polymersof such monomeric units may be combined with the organic polymerembodiments described above to form a mixture of anionic polymer andorganic polymer.

The polymeric portions of these substitutes for the acidic hydrophilicunits constitute monomers from anionic polymers selected from the groupconsisting of polystyrene sulfonate salts, λ-carrageenan salts, dextransulfate salts, polyacrylic acid salts, poly(methacrylic acid) salts,alginic acid salts, carboxymethylcellulose salts, polystyrenesulfonate/polystyrene copolymer salts, copolymers thereof and mixturesthereof. The salts may be sodium salts.

Examples of the anionic polymer(s) from which such substitute acidicmonomers may be selected may be but are not limited to embodimentsincluding:

-   -   a) Polystyrene sulfonate (PSS) sodium salt of the formula:

-   -    in which n is an integer representing the degree of        polymerization, wherein n ranges from 50 to 20,000,        alternatively from 150 to 500;    -   b) Co-polymer of polystyrene sulfonate (PSS) sodium salt and        poly(4-styrenesulfonic acid-co-maleic acid) of the formula:

-   -    in which n and m are integers representing the degree of        polymerization, wherein n+m ranges from 50 to 20,000,        alternatively from 150 to 2500;    -   c) λ-Carrageenan;    -   d) Dextran sulfate sodium salt;    -   e) Polyacrylic acid (PAA) of the formula:

-   -    in which n is an integer representing the degree of        polymerization, wherein n ranges from 50 to 20,000,        alternatively from 150 to 5000;    -   f) Alginic acid sodium salt;    -   g) Carboxymethylcellulose sodium salt of the formula:

-   -    in which: R is H or (CH₂)₂COONa and n is an integer        representing the degree of polymerization; copolymers thereof        and mixtures thereof.    -   h) These polymers and copolymer embodiment examples as well as        the corresponding monomeric units may be random or block        copolymers in combination with the hydrophobic monomers and        hydrophilic monomers described above for the organic polymer        except that these monomeric units may alternatively be        substitutes for the olefinic carboxylic acids of the hydrophilic        monomers of the organic polymer.        Second Component, In Situ Linking Material

Embodiments of the in situ linking material may comprise organic smallmolecules, organic oligomers, organic polymers, siloxanes,polysiloxanes, polyorganosiloxanes or polysilicones. More specifically,embodiments of the in situ linking material may comprise a linear and/orbranched organic or silicone core to which is bonded the secondfunctional groups. The organic core may be an organic small moleculeincluding a saturated aliphatic compound or an aromatic compound. Theorganic core may also be an organic oligomeric compound or an organicpolymeric compound designated by the symbol Cpd. The silicone core maybe a siloxane, a polysiloxane, a polyorganosiloxane or a polysiliconedesignated by the symbol Sicpd. The backbone and/or branches of theorganic core and the silicone core are bonded to at least two pendant orterminal or pendant and terminal second functional groups. The secondfunctional groups may be distributed throughout the core including thebackbone and branches. The second functional groups may be singly ormultiply arranged at a single location of the polymer and in eitherarrangement may be distributed throughout the backbone and branches.

The embodiments of the organic core comprise the small moleculeincluding a saturated aliphatic compound which may be a linear orbranched alkyl group of 2 to 24 carbons or a cyclic alkyl group of 5 to24 carbons. The organic core also comprises an aromatic compound whichmay be a phenyl, naphthyl, diphenylmethyl, pyridyl, quinolinyl,quinazolinyl or anthracenyl group. The organic core also comprises thepolymeric compound Cpd which may be a poly(meth)acrylate with methyl orethyl ester groups except for the second functional groups,polycrotonate with methyl or ethyl ester groups except for the secondfunctional groups, a polyether, a polyol, a polyurethane, a polyurea, apolyester of a diacid and a diol or of a hydroxy acid, a polymer of oneor more monomers of C1-C6 alkyl (meth)acrylate, styrene and a C6-C12olefin. The polymeric compound Cpd has a weight average molecular weightof from about 0.2 kDa to about 10 kDa.

The embodiments of the silicone core comprise the silicone compoundSicpd including a siloxane, a polysiloxane, a polyorganosiloxane or apolysilicone. Embodiments of Sicpd may be a silane, a di, tri ortetrasilane, an oligosilane, a siloxane, a di, tri or tetrasiloxane, apolysiloxane, a poly organosiloxane, a polyorganosilicone wherein organogroups, if any, are C1-C3 alkyl groups. The Sicpd compound has a weightaverage molecular weight of from about 0.2 kDa to about 10 kDa.

Each embodiment of the core is bound to at least two second functionalgroups of the structure of Formula I:—R—Oq-R′—X   Formula IFor Formula I:

(i) the designator q is zero or one.

(ii) R is a C6-C10 aromatic group, a C1-C24 alkylenyl or a C1-C24oxyalkylenyl residue or a dimethylsiloxanyl chain of 3 to 9 —O—Si(Me)₂-units and the valence bond of R is attached to directly to the core orattached through an ether oxygen to the organic core, or

(iii) R is a C1-C24 alkylenyl residue, a C1-C24 oxyalkylenyl residue ora C1-C24 carbonylalkenyl residue and the valence bond of R is attacheddirectly or through an ether oxygen —O— to the silicone core, Sicpd.

(iv) R′ is a bond or is a linear or branched alkyl or alkanoxyalkyl oralkanaminoalkyl group of Formula III[—(C1-C6)_(m)-] or[—(C1-C6)_(n)—(CHOH)_(p)(C1-C6)_(r)-Y_(p)—(C1-C6)_(s)-]   Formula IIIwherein the C1-C6 group is a linear or branched alkyl group of 1 to 6carbons and the designators m, n, r and s associated with each C1-C6indicate the total number of carbons possible for the group, the maximumbeing 24; m is zero or an integer of 1 to 4, n is zero or an integer of1 to 4, p is zero or one, r is zero or an integer of 1 to 4, s is zeroor an integer of 1 to 4, Y is O or N. When all of the designators m, n,p, r, p and s are all zero, R′ is a bond.

(v) X is isocyanato, thioisocyanato, linear, branched or cyclicepoxyalkyl, olefinoyloxy such as (meth)acrylyloxy, crotonyloxy, malonicanhydrido, formyl, amino, hydroxyl, mercapto, furanyl, cyclopentadienylor azide.

A further embodiment of the in situ linking material provides that X ofFormula I may be a mono, di, tri or tetra dimethyl siloxane group towhich is terminally bonded a reactive silanyl group including silanolgroup (Si—OH) or an alkoxysilane (Si—OR) with 1 to 6 carbons in thealkoxy group, an SiR₂OAc group, an Si—O—N═CHR group, or Si—H group. Thein situ linking material of this embodiment may contain two or more ofFormula I having the reactive silanyl group. This embodiment presentsSi—OH, Si—OR, Si—OAc and Si—O—N═CHR silanyl reactive species which willcombine with corresponding reactive silanyl first functional groups ofthe residue of Formula IV of the organic polymer when the organicpolymer has the siloxane monomeric residue of Formula IV as a firstfunctional group. Also, this embodiment presents Si—H reactive specieswhich will combine with the corresponding S—CH═CH₂ species of theorganic polymer.

The group X in coordination with the chemical and physical properties ofthe core of the in situ linking material provides in situ linkabilitywith the organic polymer having first functional groups including ahydroxyl, carboxyl, amine, mercapto, vinyl, olefinoyloxy, azide orSi—OH/SiOR/SiOAc/SiONCHR/Sivinyl or any compatible combination thereof.These in situ linkable features enable the in situ linking material tobe covalently, ionically, electrostatically, coordination-wise and/orentanglement-wise interactive with the organic polymer and its firstfunctional groups.

Reactive Pairs of Functional Groups

The multicomponent composition presents first and second functionalgroups disposed within the same class (autoreactive) or on first andsecond polymer (so as to facilitate bonding of first and secondmaterials via complementary functional groups) that may be arranged soas to constitute reactive pairs. As discussed above, not all members ofa functional group class are compatible with each other. For example,the presence of isocyanate and amine or hydroxyl on the same in situlinking material would lead to undesired self-reaction of such an insitu linking material. Other differing members of a functional groupclass are compatible with each other, such as carboxyl, amine, hydroxyland mercapto. Although these members of the first functional group havethe potential for forming amide, ester and thioester groups, theactivation energy needed to cause such as conversion is too high toenable reaction at typical and customary environmental conditions. Acatalyst or activation agent is customary in such circumstances. Forthese reasons, selection of differing members of the first functionalgroup to include within an organic polymer and selection of differingmembers of the second functional group to include within the in situlinking material will account for the ability or lack of ability of thediffering members to undergo undesired combination under ordinaryconditions. The choice of first and second functional groups for theorganic polymer and the in situ linking material follows the principleof complimentary reactive pairs. These pairs are:

-   -   (i) isocyanante or thioisocyanate and hydroxyl, amine or        mercapto or any combination of hydroxyl, amine and mercapto;    -   (ii) carboxyl and hydroxyl, amine or mercapto or any combination        of hydroxyl, amine and mercapto in combination with catalyst;    -   (iii) epoxy and hydroxyl, amine or mercapto or any combination        of hydroxyl, amine and mercapto;    -   (iv) cycloalkylepoxy and hydroxyl, amine or mercapto or any        combination of hydroxyl, amine and mercapto;    -   (v) olefinoyloxy and hydroxyl, amine or mercapto or any        combination of hydroxyl, amine and mercapto;    -   (vi) melonic anhydride and hydroxyl, amine or mercapto or any        combination of hydroxyl, amine and mercapto;    -   (vi) formyl (—CHO) and amine or mercaptan or any combination of        amine and mercapto;    -   (vii) azido and alkynyl;    -   (ix) vinyl and mercapto or amine and any combination of amine        and mercapto;    -   (x) mercapto and mercapto;    -   (xi) any combination of Si—OH, Si—OR, Si—OAc, Si—O—N═CHR;    -   (xii) Si—H and Si—CH═CH₂.

Preferable reactive pairs of the preceding paragraph include theisocyanate/thioisocyanate and its counterparts, entry (i) above; epoxyand its counterparts, entries (iii and iv) above; olefinoyloxy and itscounterparts, entry (v) above; vinyl and mercapto and its counterparts,entry (ix) above; mercapto and mercapto, entry (x) above; and silanol oralkoxysilane and its counterparts, entry (xi) above. More preferredreactive pairs include the isocyanate/thioisocyanate pairs, the epoxypairs, the mercapto pairs and the silanol/alkoxysilane pairs. Especiallymore preferred reactive pairs include the isocyanate pairs, thesilanol/alkoxysilane pairs and the epoxy pairs. Most preferred reactivepairs include the isocyanate pairs.

Especially preferred embodiments of the in situ linking material includedi and tri isocyanates, di and tri epoxides, di and tri olefinoyloxygroups such as acrylyloxy and crotonoxy groups, and silanol and alkoxysilane groups. Exemplary di and tri-isocyanates are formed on polyureidoor polyurethane backbones with hexamethylene di and tri isocyanatemoieties. Additional isocyanate embodiments include monomericdiisocyanates such as toluene diisocyanate, diphenylmethanediisocyanate, hexamethylene diisocyanate, bis isocyanatocyclohexylmethane, isophorone diisocyanate. Additional isocyanate embodimentsinclude polyisocyanates such as trimethylolpropane triisocyanate, biurettriisocyanate, isocyanurate triisocyanate, uretdione hexamethylenediisocyanate, trimers of the monomeric diisocyanates, and blockedpolyisocyanates such as any of the monomeric diisocyanates in which theisocyanates are reacted with any of the blockers: phenol, E-caprolactam,butanone oxime or dimethyl pyrazole. When an alcohol or primary amine iscombined with the blocked isocyanate, the alcohol or amine displaces theblacker to form a urethane or urea respectively.

Alternatively, when the organic polymer contains residual unsaturationresulting from polymerization of a diene, an aromatic olefin having avinyl substituent bonded to the aromatic ring, or an olefinoyloxy groupresulting from post-polymerization transformation, the fourth componentmay be substituted for the second component and the fourth component canbe selected to promote coordination or complexation among the residualunsaturation sites of molecules of the organic polymer or can beselected as a free radical initiator to promote free radical coupling ofthe residual unsaturation sites. In this embodiment, the organic polymeris capable of in situ self-linking.

Also, alternatively, when the organic polymer contains pendant orterminal or pendant and terminal silanol or alkoxysilane groups ofFormula IV, the fourth component may be substituted for the thirdcomponent and second components. The fourth component can be selected topromote condensation between silanol and alkoxysilane groups of theorganic polymer. The fourth component is this embodiment is water or acure catalyst. In this embodiment, the organic polymer is capable of insitu self-linking.

The Third Component (Base Compound)

Embodiments of the third component may combine with embodiments of thefirst and second components of the multicomponent composition to meldtogether (e.g., blend, combine, unite together as one) these componentsinto a colored coating on treated material that displays significantremanence. Embodiments of the substantive feature of the third componentare the base compound. Embodiments of the base compound incorporateamine groups into and onto an organic or silicone core or chain. Thebase compound preferably has a weight average molecular weight of about150 Da to about 1 MDa. When the base compound is a polymer, preferablyabout 400 Da to about 500 KDa, more preferably about 400 Da to about 250KDa, most preferably about 2 KDa to about 100 KDa.

Embodiments of the base compound as an organic core with amine groupsmay be one or more amine polymer(s). The amine polymer(s) may compriseone or more amino functional group(s) per polymer chain, wherein theamino functional group(s) are selected from the group consisting ofprimary, secondary and/or tertiary amino functional groups and mixturesthereof, preferably from the group consisting of secondary and tertiaryamino functional groups and mixtures thereof.

Embodiments of the base compound may be selected from the groupconsisting of polyethyleneimine, polyallylamine hydrochloride,polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride, polyvinylamine,aminopolysaccharide, aminosilicones, copolymers thereof and mixturesthereof. The polymer(s) may preferably be selected from the groupconsisting of polyethyleneimine, aminosilicone,polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride, copolymers thereof and mixturesthereof.

Additional embodiments of the base compound include polymers withcarboxylate groups, sulfonate groups, carbamate groups and mercaptangroups. Exemplary base compounds include polymercaptan compounds such astri-(mercaptoethylenyl) methane, di, tri and poly sulfonate compoundssuch as tri-(sulfoethylenyl) methane, di, tri and poly carboxylatecompounds such as adipic acid, citric acid and polyacrylic acid, andcarbamate compounds such as tri-(methylcarbamoylethylenyl) methane.

Preferred base compounds are those carrying amine functionality. Theseembodiments of the base compound may be linear or branched and/or may berandom or block copolymers.

As amine polymer(s) such as the embodiments of the base compounddescribed above, exemplary selections include:

-   -   a) Linear polyethyleneimine of the formula:

in which n is an integer representing the degree of polymerization,wherein n ranges from 5 to 25,000, alternatively from 11 to 2,500;

-   -   b) Branched polyethyleneimine consisting of primary, secondary        and tertiary amine groups of the formula:

in which n is an integer representing the degree of polymerization,wherein n ranges from 2 to 4,000, alternatively from 5 to 500;

-   -   c) Polyallylamine hydrochloride of the formula:

in which n is an integer representing the degree of polymerization,wherein n ranges from 50 to 20,000, alternatively from 5 to 1250;

-   -   d) Polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride of the formula:

in which n is an integer representing the degree of polymerization,wherein n ranges from 10 to 20,000, alternatively from 150 to 4,000;

copolymers thereof and mixtures thereof.

These embodiments of the base compound, e.g., the amino polymer(s), mayhave a charge density when fully protonated of at least 0.3, preferablyat least 0.6, more preferably at least 0.8, even more preferably atleast 1.0 positive charges per monomer unit.

Embodiments of the base compound may also be amino silicone compounds.Embodiments of the amino silicone polymer base compound may comprise anysilicone polymer chain that incorporates amine functional groups intothe silicone polymer. The amino silicone compounds may also beaminosiloxane compounds or oligomers and aminosilane compounds.

A preferred silicone polymer is one having amine functional groups(hereinafter an aminosilicone polymer). The molar ratio of siloxanemonomeric units with at least one pendant organic amine group(hereinafter SiA moieties) to siloxane monomeric units having siliconbonded to a substituent selected from the group consisting of alkyl (C1to C6) (hereinafter SiC moieties) is in the range of from about 1:1000to 1:10 (ratio of SiA units to SiC units), preferably 1:1000 to 1:25,more preferably 1:600 to 1:50, most preferably 1:400 to 1:75 or 1:300 to1:200. An SiA moiety may contain more than one amine group in which caseit counts as just one SiA moiety. An SiC moiety may contain any numberof other pendant groups as long as a primary, secondary, tertiary orquaternary amine group is not present. The aminosilicone polymer mayhave a weight average molecular weight ranged from about 10 kDa to about150 kDa, preferably about 18 kDa to about 130 kDa, more preferably about22 kDa to about 120 kDa.

The amine functional groups of the aminosilicone polymer may be primary,secondary, tertiary amine groups or quaternary ammonium groups or anycombination thereof. The secondary, tertiary or quaternary amine groupsmay be substituted by alkyl groups of 1 to 6 carbons, such as methyl,ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl or hexyl or any combination thereof. Theamine functional groups may be organic pendant groups wherein the aminegroup terminates the end of the organic group. The pendant organic aminegroup is bonded to the silicone backbone by a carbon to silicon bondbetween the organic group and a siloxane monomeric unit as —O—Si(R′)₂—O—wherein each R′ is independently selected from a pendant organic aminegroup and an alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbons and at least one R′ group isa pendant organic amine group. The organic amine group may be a linearalkyl group of 1 to 16 carbons or a branched or cyclic alkyl group of 3to 16 carbons. The alkyl group may contain one or more heteroatomsand/or hetero-groups in the chain including such groups as —NH—, —O—,—S—, —CONH— or —NHCO—, —SO₂NH— or —NHSO₂—. Typical pendant amine groupsinclude such arrangements as: —(CH₂)₃—NH—(CH₂)₃NH₂,—CH₂—CH(CH₃)—CH₂—NH—(CH₂)₃NH₂—(CH₂)₃—CONH—(CH₂)₃NH₂,—(CH₂)₃—NHCO—(CH₂)₃NH₂ and single amine groups such as —(CH₂)_(n)—NH₂wherein n is 2 to 6, preferably 3 or 4 or branched chain versionsthereof such as —CH₂—CH₂—CH₂—NH₂, —CH₂—CH(CH₃)—CH₂—NH₂.

The amine group or groups may be pendant to the silicone chain atuniform or random locations along and within the silicone chain. Theamine functional group may also terminate the ends of the silicone chainbut an aminosilicone polymer having terminal amine groups preferablywill also have pendant amine groups along the silicone chain. If theaminosilicone polymer contains only terminal amine groups, its weightaverage molecular weight preferably will be low so that its SiA:SiCratio will conform to the foregoing values.

The silicone chain of the aminosilicone polymer may be linear, branchedor crosslinked. In addition to the SiA and SiC moieties, aminosiliconemay also include any one or more of MDTQ groups of the formulas A, B, Cand D wherein R is a methyl group:

-   -   A) —O(R)₂Si—O— (known as a D siloxane unit)    -   B) —O(R)SI(—O—)₂ or —O—Si(—O—)₂—O— (known as T siloxane unit and        Q sesquisilicate unit respectively)    -   C) (R)₃SI—O— (known as M siloxane unit).        For this embodiment of the aminosilicone polymer component of        the base compound the A), B), C) and D) groups constitute        together the SiC moieties defined above. The A) group provides a        linear silicone chain link, the B) group provides a branched or        crosslinked silicone chain link, the C and D groups provide a        silicone chain termination. The distribution of the SiA moiety        and the A), B), C), and D) groups of the SiC moiety follows        ordered or random arrangement and the SiA to SiC ratios and        weight average molecular weight ranges given above.        The Fourth Component

The fourth component is an agent that catalyzes the in situ covalentreaction of the complementary reactive pairs and self-reactivefunctional groups. The agent may also be a chemical enhancer forovercoming activation energy of the in situ reaction, an enzyme, acoordination complex or complexing agent for promoting the functionalgroup interaction. Lewis acids, enzymes for ester and amide formation,carbodiimides, Friedel Crafts catalysts, Lewis bases, mixed anhydrides,leaving group donators, and similar chemical entities are examples ofsuch agents. The fourth component is optional and typically is addedwhen the complementary reactive pair or the self-reactive functionalgroup typically does not covalently react under normal environmentalconditions. For the silanol/alkoxysilane condensations, a typicalactivation agent is water.

Relationships and Preferences for the Components

Embodiments indicating the ratios for combination of the first, secondand third components of the multicomponent composition relate to thenumbers of functional groups of each of these components. In oneembodiment, the organic polymer has at least two or three firstfunctional groups per molecule, the in situ linking material has atleast two or three second functional groups per molecule and the basecompound has at least two or three third functional groups per molecule.In another embodiment, the organic polymer has at least three or fourfirst functional groups per molecule, the in situ linking material hasat least three or four second functional groups per molecule and thebase compound has at least three or four third functional groups permolecule. In yet another embodiment, the organic polymer has at leasttwo or three functional groups per molecule, the in situ linkingmaterial has at least three to five functional groups per molecule andthe base compound has at least two functional groups per molecule sothat there is a slight excess of in situ linking material functionalgroups per molecule relative to the total number of functional groups ofthe organic polymer and base compound.

Preferred embodiments of the organic polymer follow the preferredrelationships described above. An especially preferred embodiment of theorganic polymer includes an organic polymer comprising the hydrophilicmonomer as (meth)acrylic acid and hydroxyethyl or hydroxypropyl(meth)acrylate, the hydrophobic monomer as methyl or ethyl(meth)acrylate, and no olefin monomer such as styrene or detectable ormoderate amount of olefin. An additional especially preferred embodimentof the organic polymer includes an organic polymer comprising thehydrophilic monomer as crotonic acid, hydroxyethyl crotonate orhydroxypropyl crotonate; the hydrophobic monomer as methyl or ethylcrotonate, and the no olefin monomer such as styrene or a detectableamount or a moderate amount of the olefin.

A preferred embodiment of the combination of the first, second and thirdcomponents of the multicomponent composition includes a combination of apreferred organic polymer embodiment, a preferred in situ linkingmaterial embodiment and a preferred base compound embodiment. Thepreferred organic polymer comprises either of the preferred organicpolymers of the foregoing paragraph. Additional preferred organicpolymers include those constructed of monomeric units of alkyl(meth)acrylate or alkyl crotonate or a combination thereof with thealkyl group being 1 to 3 carbons; hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate orhydroxyalkyl crotonate or a combination thereof with the alkyl groupbeing 1 to 3 carbons; (meth)acrylic acid or crotonic acid or anycombination thereof; and optional styrene. The preferred in situ linkingmaterial comprises hexamethylene diisocyanate, isophorone diisocyanate,toluene diisocyanate, diphenylmethane diisocyanate, a dimer or trimer ofhexamethylene diisocyanate, trimeric isophorone diisocyanate or biurettriisocyanate. The preferred embodiment of the base compound ispolyethylene imine.

An especially preferred embodiment of the first, second and thirdcomponents incorporates an organic polymer comprising monomeric units ofalkyl (meth)acrylate, hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate and (meth)acrylic acidwherein the hydroxyl content ranges from 1 wt % to about 20 wt % with apreference of from 2 wt % to about 5 wt % and a typical weight percentof about 3.3 wt %. The acid number may be 7-90 with a typical acidnumber below approximately 100. The especially preferred embodiment alsoincorporates an in situ linking material comprising a di or triisocyanate oligomer formed with hexamethylene diisocyanate and a basecompound of polyethylene imine.

Yet another especially preferred embodiment of the multicomponentcomposition includes the combination of first, second and thirdcomponents. The organic polymer comprises monomeric units selected formC1-C12 alkyl (meth)acrylate, C2-C12 hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate orC2-C12 aminoalkyl (meth)acrylate, (meth)acrylic acid and optionalstyrene. The in situ material is selected from any one of the followingcompounds:

an alkyl core or polymeric compound Cpd containing two or more epoxides,an alkyl core or polymeric compound Cpd containing two or moreacryloxyvinyl groups, an alkyl core or polymeric compound Cpd containingtwo or more amino groups or an alkyl core or polymeric compound Cpdcontaining two or more isocyanate groups. The third component comprisespolyethyleneimine or aminosilicone.

An additional preference for the in situ linking material of theforegoing acrylate combination includes an in situ linking material suchas bis (4-isocyanatocyclohexyl) methane or isophorone diisocyanate orhexamethylenediisocyanate, trimethylolpropane coupled with one of theforegoing diisocyanates, biuret of hexamethylene diisocyanate, orisocyanurate of tri hexamethylene diisocyanate.

Another preference for the in situ linking material of the foregoingacrylate combination include an in situ linking material designated as apolymeric compound Cpd which is acryloxyvinyl polymer of alkyl(meth)acrylate and the hydroxyvinyl ester of (meth)acrylate with the(meth)acrylate group being a pendant group.

An especially most preferred embodiment of the combination of the first,second and third components of the multicomponent composition includesthe organic polymer as a copolymer of ethyl (meth)acrylate, C2-C6hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate and about 0.1 to about 5 wt % of(meth)acrylic acid relative to the weight of the organic polymer; the insitu material as bis (4-isocyanatocyclohexyl) methane or isophoronediisocyanate or hexamethylenediisocyanate, trimethylolpropane coupledwith one of the foregoing diisocyanates, biuret of hexamethylenediisocyanate, or isocyanurate of tri hexamethylene diisocyanate and thebase compound as polyethyleneimine; and the fourth component is an agentis a catalyst for the conversion of isocyanate to urethane and/or ureagroups.

Another preferred embodiment of the multicomponent composition excludesthe second component such that the first component is self-linking. Theorganic polymer of this self-linking component is repeating units of ahydrophobic monomer and a hydrophilic monomer. The hydrophobic monomeris selected from styrene and one or more of butadiene and isoprene. Thehydrophilic olefinic monomer is selected from a hydroxyl ester of anolefinic carboxylic acid and an alkyl diol of 2 to 24 carbons, a C3-C5olefinic carboxylic acid or a C4-C6 olefinic dicarboxylic acid or acombination thereof. The fourth component is present and is inorganiccomplexation agent or a catalyst or a free radical initiator. Theinorganic complexation agent preferably is zinc or zirconium carbonatewhich coordinatively complexes with the residual olefinic groups of theorganic polymer.

The third component of the foregoing multicomponent compositioncontaining a self-linking organic polymer is an aminopolymer, preferablypolyethyleneimine.

An especially preferred embodiment of the multicomponent compositionincludes a self-linking organic polymer as a copolymer of styrene,butadiene, and itaconic acid so that the copolymer has residualunsaturation. There is no second component. The third componentcomprises polyethyleneimine. The fourth component comprising a freeradical initiator or the second component comprising an inorganiccoordination cross-linker agent or mercapto cross-linker optionallycombined with the polymer. The first component and the third componentare maintained separately or may be combined and the fourth component ismaintained separately from the first and third components.

A highly preferred embodiment of the multicomponent composition sets outspecifications for the organic polymer, the in situ linking material,the base compound and a relative relationship among the first, secondand third functional groups. These first, second and third componentsinclude medium and either or both of the first and second componentsinclude pigment microparticles.

The organic polymer of this highly preferred embodiment comprises anorganic polymer of the combination of hydrophobic monomers andhydrophilic monomers. The hydrophobic monomer comprises a C1-C24 alkyllinear or branched (meth)acrylate monomer or a C1-C24 alkyl linear orbranched crotonate monomer or a combination thereof and optionalstyrene. The styrene may be absent or may be present up to a moderateamount such as up to 20 wt % or up to 50 wt % relative to the totalweight of the organic copolymer. The hydrophilic monomer comprises anolefinic acid selected from (meth)acrylic acid or crotonic acid or acombination thereof, and a hydroxyalkyl olefinic ester selected fromhydroxymethyl or hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate or crotonate or anycombination thereof. A preferable arrangement of this organic polymercomprises ethyl(meth)acrylate, hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate and(meth)acrylic acid with optional styrene which may be absent or whenpresent may be present at a weight percentage relative to the totalweight of the organic polymer of from zero up to about 30 wt %. The WMWof the organic polymer may be in the range of about 2 KDa to about 25KDa. The acid number of the organic polymer is in a range of about 7 toabout 90. The hydroxyalkyl olefinic ester portion of the organiccopolymer is in a range of about 1-5 wt % preferably about 3 to 4 wt %relative to the total weight of the organic copolymer.

The in situ linking material of this highly preferred embodimentcomprises a bis (4-isocyanatocyclohexyl) methane or isophoronediisocyanate or hexamethylenediisocyanate, trimethylolpropane coupledwith one of the foregoing diisocyanates, biuret of hexamethylenediisocyanate, or isocyanurate of tri hexamethylene diisocyanate. Themolar ratio of free isocyanate groups to hydroxyl groups is in a rangeof about 0.5:2 to 25:1, preferably about 1:1 to about 15:1.

The base compound of this highly preferred embodiment ispolyethyleneimine at a concentration of 0.1-5% in an aqueous mediumrelative to the total weight of the combination of the base compound andthe medium. The third component is arranged to be applied to the treatedmaterial as a pretreatment before application of the first and secondcomponents.

The medium for the organic polymer of this highly preferred embodimentis water. The in situ linking material is neat and is combined with thefirst component immediately before use. The weight percentage of theorganic polymer and the in situ linking material is between 1-10 wt. %of the combined first and second components including the medium andpigment.

Another highly preferred embodiment of the multicomponent compositionsets out the specifications for a self-linking organic polymer, the basecompound and a relative relationship among the first and thirdfunctional groups. In this embodiment, the second component is notpresent as the organic polymer is self-linking. The first and thirdcomponents include medium and the first component includes pigmentmicroparticles.

For this second highly preferred embodiment, the organic polymercomprises repeating units of a hydrophobic monomer and a hydrophilicmonomer. The hydrophobic monomer is selected from a non-polar olefinicmonomer having the formula H₂C═CHR wherein R is selected from hydrogen,ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, phenyl, hydroxyphenyl, nitrile or—CR²═CHR¹ wherein R¹ is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or phenyl; wherein R² isH or methyl; or any combination thereof. The hydrophilic olefinicmonomer comprises an olefinic carboxylic acid wherein the olefiniccarboxylic acid comprises alkendioic acid of 3 to 12 carbons or alkenoicacid of 3 to 12 carbons. A preferred arrangement of this organic polymercomprises a polymer of styrene, butadiene and itaconic or (meth)acrylicacid. The weight percentages of this preferred arrangement respectivelyare between about 5-50 wt. % of styrene, about 50-95 wt. % butadiene,and about 0-5 wt. % itaconic or (meth) acrylic acid.

The organic polymer and pigment microparticles are mixed with a mediumand the organic polymer and pigment constitute a solids content of about1 wt % to about 40 wt % relative to the total weight of the firstcomponent.

The fourth component of this second highly preferred embodimentcomprises a catalyst, coordination agent or free radical initiator forproducing covalent, ionic, electrostatic or coordination among thecopolymer molecules of the first component. The fourth componentpreferably is a carbonate salt of a cation selected from an alkali oralkali earth metal or transition metal such as the carbonate salt iszirconium or zinc cation. Alternatively, the fourth component preferablyis tri or tetra mercapto or tri or tetra mercapto and a free radicalinitiator. Alternatively, the fourth component may also be a freeradical initiator compound, a peroxide, an azo compound or a photoinitiator.

The third component of this second highly preferred embodiment comprisespolyethyleneimine at a concentration of 0.1-5% in aqueous mediumrelative to the total weight of the combination of the base compound andthe medium. The third component is arranged to be applied to the treatedmaterial as a pretreatment before application of the first and secondcomponents.

The preferred parameters for this second highly preferred embodimentinclude an organic polymer with an acid value of the organic polymer offrom zero (no acid) to about 100. A glass transition temperature of theorganic polymer of from about −60° C. to about 90° C. A weight averagemolecular weight of the organic polymer in the range of about 2 KDa toabout 10 MDa and a weight percentage of the fourth component of from5-40% of the weight of the polymer when the fourth component is tri ortetramercaptan, or metal carbonate. The weight percentage of the freeradical initiator or photo initiator is between 0.1-3 wt. % of the totalcomposition. The organic polymer may also be optionally (at leastpartially) neutralized with a volatilizable amine compound selected fromammonia and an organic amine.

Viscosity, Composition Concentrations

The viscosity of the composition functions to hold the composition withpigment microparticles in place on the treated material while the insitu linked coating is formed. The viscosity substantially avoids freetranslational flow of the composition. Free translation flow would causethe composition to rapidly run and drip off the surfaces of the hairstrands. Nevertheless, the viscosity is not so high that it will notundergo self-leveling to substantially uniformly coat the treatedmaterial. Appropriate viscosity of the composition is the result of theinteraction of the organic polymer, the in situ material, the basecompound, their concentrations, the pigment microparticles, and asappropriate, an optional viscosity control agent, an optional suspendingagent and an optional thickening agent. Generally, the viscosity of thecomposition may range from about 0.001 to about 2000 Pa s⁻¹. Viscositymeasurements are carried out on a controlled stress rheometer e.g. Usingan AR2000 type manufactured by TA Instruments, or equivalent instrument.A 6 cm flat acrylic cross hatched parallel plate geometry (TA item518600.901) and a stainless steel cross hatched base plate (TA item570011.001) are used. The rheometer is prepared for flow measurements asper standard manufacturer procedure. The parallel plate geometry gap isset to 1000 microns. The flow procedure is programmed to the rheometerwith the following conditions: continuous stress ramp 0.1-300 Pa over 2minutes at 25° C., including 250 measurement points in linear mode. Theproduct is loaded into the geometry as per standard procedure and themeasurement commences at 5 min after the mixture preparation. Shearstress value at 10 sec⁻¹ shear rate is obtained from the shear stressvs. shear rate curve, and the corresponding viscosity is calculated bydividing the obtained shear stress by 10.

The concentration of the organic polymer in the composition may rangefrom about 2% to about 30%, preferably about 4% to about 25%, morepreferably about 6% to about 20%, most preferably about 8% to about 15%by weight relative to the total weight of the composition. Specificconcentrations include about 2%, about 4%, about 6%, about 8%, about10%, about 12%, about 14%, about 16%, about 18%, about 20%, about 22%about 24%, about 26%, about 28% or about 30% by weight relative to thetotal weight of the composition. The determination of the concentrationfor embodiments of the organic polymer and in situ linking material willdepend in part upon the resulting viscosity, the saturation point of theorganic polymer in the medium. As discussed above, the viscosity ismanaged so that the composition will not run off the surfaces of strandsof hair yet will level and flow to substantially coat those surfaces.Development of appropriate viscosity in part by management of theconcentration of the organic polymer can be experimentally determined byroutine methods such as formulation of several samples of differingconcentrations of polymer in the composition, coating those samples on ahair tress and observing the flow, spread and leveling of thecomposition on the hair strands. The product can be applied to a treatedmaterial such as a hair tress using the coloring procedure describedherein afterwards. The top of the hair strand, where it is gluedtogether is clamped in a stand such that the hair is aligned verticallydownwards. After a 5 minute dwell time it is observed if any and howmuch product has dripped from the hair tress. The results obtained fromthe several samples can be plotted against flow time and leveling timeto determine an appropriate concentration or range of concentrations ofthe organic polymer in the composition. A preferred concentration of thecombination of organic polymer and in situ linking material in thecomposition ranges from about 1% to about 60%, more preferably about 2%to about 40% and most preferably about 3% to about 30% by weightrelative to the total weight of the composition.

The extent of in situ linking between the first, second and thirdfunctional groups may be controlled by manipulation of ratios, amountspresent and concentrations as well as by physical means as describedabove so that the mechanical and chemical properties of the coating asdescribed herein are preserved. In connection with hair, theseproperties include ability to adhere to hair strands, ability tomaintain flexibility and free flowing character of the hair, ability toprovide remanence, avoidance of stickiness and avoidance of clumping.

The glass transition temperatures of the organic polymer and the in situlinking material and the base compound in part contribute to theflexibility, strength, hardness and similar qualities of the coating onthe treated material surfaces. The glass transition temperature of theseembodiments may range in degrees Celsius of about −125° C. to about 90°C. This glass transition temperature or T_(g) determines the solid-solidtransition of the polymer from a hard glassy material to a soft rubberymaterial. If the T_(g) of the polymer is too high, the coating on thetreated material will be stiff and inflexible. This is an undesirableresult. The coating should be soft, flexible and unnoticeable to touchand sight yet should not flake, break-up or otherwise release from thekeratin fiber, and especially from human hair, when stroked by a hand orbrushed with a brush. The Tg of a polymer can be measured using ASTMD7426-08 (2008).

Examples of the organic polymer, in situ linking material and basecompound of the multicomponent composition according to the presentinvention include the following.

Polyols based on polymers of epoxides, polymers of olefinic alcohols,polyacrylates and crotonates carrying pendant hydroxyls, acrylicpolyols, polyester-polyacrylates with hydroxyl function includingexamples such as Aprez Acropol 120 from ACR Coatings; U-2815, D-11,D-217, U-1906AD-5, U-1907S, U-1908R, U-1933R, U-2814-70, U-3100, U-845,U-5200, U-1922, U-2101N, U-2103, U-2108, U-2811S from Add & Poly ResinIndustrial; AA-857, AA-911, AA-914, AA-952V, AA-985-70, A-800-50,AA-961-60, AA-988-60, Acrydic 52-666, AA-964-60, AA-966-60, AA-971-70,Acrydic BU-955, Aklate AA-950-50, 11-408, AA-960-60, AA-962-65,AA-976-70, Acrydic GU-1023, Aklate AA-951-50, Aklate AA-952-50, AklateAA-968-60, D-400-70 from Aekyung Chemical; Akrosyn-301, Akrosyn-302 fromAkross Synthetics; Setalux 1196 XX-60, Setalux 1151 XX-51, Setalux 1193SS-51, Setaqua 6510, Setaqua 6511, Setaqua 6513, Setaqua 6514, Setaqua6520, Setalux 1184 SS-51, Setalux 1186 SS-60, Setalux 1190 XX-60,Setalux 1903 BA-75, Setalux 1906 BA-75, Setalux 1907 BA-75, Setalux 1908BA-75, Setalux 1909 BA-75, Setalux 1910 BA-75, Setaqua 6515, Setaqua6516, Macrynal SM 1009/50BAC, Macrynal SM 2703/80BACX, Macrynal SM2711/70BAC, Macrynal SM 2727/70X, Macrynal SM 2806/75BAC, Macrynal SM2855/70BAC, Macrynal SM 2892/65XBAC, Macrynal SM 2930/70BAC, Macrynal SM510n/65BACX, Macrynal SM 6817w/44WA, Macrynal SM 6826w/43WA, MacrynalVSM 1509/60LG, Macrynal VSM 2155/60EPAC, Macrynal VSM 2702/58XSNA,Setalux 1152 SS-51, Setalux 1152 SS-60, Setalux 1159 SS-55, Setalux 1164XS-65, Setalux 1179 BA-57, Setalux 1182 SS-55, Setalux 1186 VV-70,Setalux 1187 XX-60, Setalux 1189 SS-60, Setalux 1190 SS-61, Setalux 1192SS-60, Setalux 1194 SS-51, Setalux 1196 VV-60YA, Setalux 1198 SS-70,Setalux 1199 XS-60, Setalux 1200 XX-55, Setalux 1202 SS-70, Setalux 1204XS-60, Setalux 1211 BA-65, Setalux 1215 BA-68, Setalux 1251 XX-60,Setalux 1252 SS-65, Setalux 1255 SS-70, Setalux 1263 SS-51, Setalux 1265XS-60, Setalux 1270 SS-70, Setalux 1271 XS-60, Setalux 1272 SS-70,Setalux 1276 SS-60, Setalux 1385 BX-51, Setalux 17-1015, Setalux17-1162, Setalux 17-1190, Setalux 17-1196, Setalux 17-1198, Setalux17-1211, Setalux 17-1215, Setalux 17-1421, Setalux 17-1447, Setalux17-1608, Setalux 17-1609, Setalux 17-1722, Setalux 17-1745, Setalux17-1746, Setalux 17-2319, Setalux 1753 SS-70, Setalux 1767 VV-65,Setalux 1769 VV-65, Setalux 1774 SS-70, Setalux 1901 SS-75, Setalux 1905BA-74, Setalux 1915 BA-75, Setalux 1916 BA-75, Setalux 1917 BA-80,Setalux 1919 BA-74, Setalux 1921 BA-78, Setalux 27-1026, Setalux27-1316, Setalux 27-1550, Setalux 27-1551, Setalux 27-1597, Setalux27-1460, Setalux 27-1461, Setalux 57-2500, Setalux 91780 VS-60, SetaluxD A 1060 BA, Setalux D A 160 X, Setalux D A 163 X, Setalux D A 170 BA,Setalux D A 265 BA, Setalux D A 365 BA/X, Setalux D A 450 BA, Setalux DA 450 BA/X, Setalux D A 565 X, Setalux D A 575 X, Setalux D A 665 BA,Setalux D A 665 BA/X, Setalux D A 760 BA/X, Setalux D A 960 SN, SetaluxD A HS 1170 BA, Setalux D A HS 1375 BA, Setalux D A XP 2285, Setalux D AXP 2588, Setalux HS 1272 BA, Setalux XFS 1027, Setalux 6515, Setalux6516, Setalux 6522 from Allnex; Joncryl 507, Joncryl 902, Joncryl 903,Joncryl 948, Joncryl 920, Joncryl 934, Joncryl 945, Joncryl 504, Joncryl963, Joncryl 551, Joncryl 588, Joncryl 906, Joncryl 906-AC, Joncryl 909,Joncryl 910, Joncryl 911, Joncryl 915, Joncryl 918, Joncryl 922, Joncryl924, Joncryl 942, Joncryl 500, Joncryl 508, Joncryl 510, Joncryl 550,Joncryl 581, Joncryl 582, Joncryl 587, Joncryl 587-AC, Joncryl 804,Joncryl 901, Joncryl 935, Joncryl 960, Joncryl RPD 950-AC/P, Joncryl RPD950-B, Joncryl RPD 980-B from BASF; Resilac 167, Resilac 162 from C&E;Bayhydrol A 2139/2, Bayhydrol A 145, Bayhydrol A 2290, Bayhydrol A 2845XP, Bayhydrol A 2846 XP from Covestro; Disvacryl-1015, Disvacryl-1016,Disvacryl-1018, Disvacryl-1019, Disvacryl-1051, Disvacryl-1012,Disvacryl-1013, Disvacryl-1014 from D.S.V. Chemicals; Dailic AC-5120,Dailic AC-5030, Dailic AC-5060, Dailic AC-5101, Dailic AC-5102, DailicAC-5180, Dailic AC-5500, Dailic AC-5066, Dailic AC-5076, Dailic AC-5085,Dailic AC-5100, Dailic AC-5240, Dailic AC-5285, Dailic AC-5068, DailicAC-5080, Dailic AC-5285S from Daily Polymer; ESB-1215, ESB-1267,ESB-1270, ESB-1271, ESB-1241 from Dongsheng Chemical; Paraloid AU-608TBZ Acrylic Polyol, Paraloid AU-830, Paraloid AU-751, Paraloid AU-1033,Paraloid AU-1166, Paraloid AU-608B, Paraloid AU-1453 high-Solids Polyol,Paraloid AU-608S, Paraloid AU-608X, Paraloid AU-685, Paraloid AU-750,Paraloid AU-946 from Dow; Agisyn 670S1-A80, Agisyn 670TH-A80 fromDSM-AGI; AC-Eagle OH60-20X55, AC-Eagle OH66-20BA50, AC-EagleOH100-25BA70, AC-Eagle OH33-45XBA50, AC-Eagle OH66-28X60, AC-EagleOH90-30X60, AC-Eagle OH92-140X60 from Eagle Chemicals; AC-70601XL,AC-70602SN, AC-70603SN, AC-70604 XL/BA, AC-70604 XL/CA, AC-70605SN,AC-70605XL, AC-70606 XL/BA, AC-70608XL, AC-70609XL, AC-74501XL,AC-74603XSB, HS-70701 XL/SN, HS-70704 XL/CA, HS-74651 XL/BA, HS-74707 BAfrom Hitech Industries; Acrylic Polyol, PR 407, PR 411 from KeeneyesIndustrial; Cryol 911 60%, Cryol 912 60%, Cryol 913 63%, Cryol 940 65%,Cryol 941 50% from Knights Bridge Chemicals; Reactol 175 from Lawter;Polypol 613, Polypol 676, Polypol 693, Polypol 611, Polypol 610, Polypol615, Polypol 663, Polypol 653 from Polychem Resins; Arolon 5900, Arolon6473 from Reichhold; Burnock AC 2530, WPU-349 from Sun Chemical.

Cationic Acrylate Polymers useful as organic polymers include, forexample; Ottopol KX-10; Ottopol KX-99; Ottopol KX-101 from GellnerIndustrial; RayCat® 65124 Specialty Polymers; FlOWLEN DOPA-15B; FlOWLENDOPA-15 BHFS; FlOWLEN DOPA-17 HF; FlOWLEN DOPA-22; FlOWLEN DOPA-35 fromKyoeisha Chemical; MyCroFence AM 215 from Croda; WorléeCryl® 8721 fromWorlée.

Polythiols (polymercaptans) include for example; DMDO(1,8-Dimercapto-3,6-dioxaoctane) from Arkema; POLYTHIOL QE-340M fromToray Fine Chemicals Co.

Acrylate polymers useful as organic polymers and precursor organicpolymers to which can be added at least two first functional groups suchas hydroxyl, amine, mercapto and/or carboxyl include:

-   -   Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymer    -   Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate/Steareth-30 Methacrylate        Copolymer    -   Acrylates/C5-8 Alkyl Acrylate Copolymer    -   Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Methacrylate Copolymer    -   Acrylates/C12-22 Alkyl Methacrylate Copolymer    -   Acrylates/Ceteth-20 Methacrylate Copolymer    -   Acrylates/C26-28 Olefin Copolymer    -   Acrylates/Ethylhexyl Acrylate Copolymer    -   Acrylates/Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Lauryl Acrylate Copolymer    -   Acrylates/Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Methoxyethyl Acrylate Copolymer    -   Acrylates/Laureth-25 Methacrylate Copolymer    -   Acrylates/Lauryl Methacrylate Copolymer    -   Acrylates/Methoxy PEG-4 Methacrylate Copolymer    -   Acrylates/Methoxy PEG-15 Methacrylate Copolymer    -   Acrylates/Methoxy PEG-23 Methacrylate Copolymer    -   Acrylates/Palmeth-25 Acrylate Copolymer    -   Acrylates/Steareth-30 Methacrylate Copolymer    -   Acrylates/Stearyl Methacrylate Copolymer    -   Acrylic Acid/C12-22 Alkyl Acrylate Copolymer    -   Acrylic Acid/Stearyl Acrylate Copolymer    -   Ammonium Acrylates/Ethylhexyl Acrylate Copolymer    -   Ammonium Acrylates/Methyl Styrene/Styrene Copolymer    -   Ammonium Styrene/Acrylates/Ethylhexyl Acrylate/Lauryl Acrylate        Copolymer    -   Behenyl Methacrylate/t-Butyl Methacrylate Copolymer    -   Butyl Acrylate/Cyclohexyl Methacrylate Copolymer a copolymer of        butyl acrylate and cyclohexyl methacrylate film formers NR    -   Butyl Acrylate/Ethylhexyl Methacrylate Copolymer a copolymer of        butyl acrylate and 2-ethylhexyl methacrylate monomers film        formers;    -   Butyl Acrylate/Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate Copolymer    -   Butyl Methacrylate/Acryloyloxy PG Methacrylate Copolymer    -   C12-22 Alkyl Acrylate/Hydroxyethylacrylate Copolymer    -   Cyclohexyl Methacrylate/Ethylhexyl Methacrylate Copolymer    -   Ethylhexyl Acrylate/Methoxy PEG-23 Methacrylate/Vinyl Acetate        Copolymer    -   Ethylhexyl Acrylate/Methyl Methacrylate Copolymer    -   Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer    -   Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Methoxyethyl Acrylate Copolymer    -   Methoxy PEG-23 Methacrylate/Glyceryl Diisostearate Methacrylate        Copolymer    -   Poly C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate    -   Potassium Acrylates Copolymer    -   Potassium Acrylates/Ethylhexyl Acrylate Copolymer    -   Sodium Acrylates/Ethylhexyl Acrylate Copolymer    -   Sodium Acrylate/Vinyl Alcohol Copolymer    -   Acrylates/Ceteareth-20 Methacrylate Crosspolymer    -   Acrylates/Ceteareth-20 Methacrylate Crosspolymer-2    -   Acrylates Crosspolymer-3    -   Acrylates Crosspolymer-4    -   Acrylates Crosspolymer-5    -   Acrylates/Lauryl Methacrylate/Tridecyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer    -   Acrylates/Methoxy PEG-90 Methacrylate Crosspolymer    -   Acrylates/VA Crosspolymer    -   Lauryl Acrylate Crosspolymer    -   Lauryl Acrylate/VA Crosspolymer    -   Methyl Methacrylate/PEG/PPG-4/3 Methacrylate Crosspolymer    -   Polyacrylate-1 Crosspolymer    -   Potassium Acrylate Crosspolymer    -   Sodium Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Crosspolymer    -   Poly(Methoxy PEG-9 Methacrylate)    -   Polybutyl Acrylate    -   Polybutyl Methacrylate    -   Polyethylacrylate    -   Polyhydroxyethylmethacrylate    -   Polyisobutyl Methacrylate    -   Polymethyl Acrylate    -   Polypropyl Methacrylate    -   Polystearyl Methacrylate    -   Sodium Polymethacrylate    -   Acrylates/C10-30Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer    -   Acrylates/C12-13 Alkyl Methacrylates/Methoxyethyl Acrylate        Crosspolymer Acrylates Crosspolymer    -   Acrylates/Ethylhexyl Acrylate Crosspolymer    -   Acrylates/Ethylhexyl Acrylate/Glycidyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer    -   Acrylates/PEG-4 Dimethacrylate Crosspolymer    -   Acrylates/Steareth-20 Methacrylate Crosspolymer    -   Acrylates/Vinyl Isodecanoate Crosspolymer    -   Acrylates/Vinyl Neodecanoate Crosspolymer    -   Allyl Methacrylate/Glycol Dimethacrylate Crosspolymer    -   Allyl Methacrylates Crosspolymer    -   Butyl Acrylate/Glycol Dimethacrylate Crosspolymer    -   C8-22 Alkyl Acrylates/Methacrylic Acid Crosspolymer    -   Glycol Dimethacrylate/Vinyl Alcohol Crosspolymer    -   Lauryl Methacrylate/Glycol Dimethacrylate Crosspolymer    -   Lauryl Methacrylate/Sodium Methacrylate Crosspolymer    -   Methacrylic Acid/PEG-6 Methacrylate/PEG-6 Dimethacrylate        Crosspolymer    -   PEG/PPG-5/2 Methacrylate/Methacrylic Acid Crosspolymer    -   Potassium Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer    -   Sodium Acrylates Crosspolymer-2    -   Sodium Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer    -   Sodium Acrylates/Vinyl Isodecanoate Crosspolymer    -   Stearyl/Lauryl Methacrylate Crosspolymer

Carboxylated styrene-butadiene polymers serving as organic polymersinclude Good-rite SB 1168, Good-rite SB 0738, Good-rite SB 1177Lubrizol; Rovene 4011, Rovene 4019, Rovene 6140, Rovene 4049, Rovene4310, Rovene 4306, Rovene 4457, Rovene 4041, Rovene 4150, Rovene 4151,Rovene 4176, BarrierPro 4551, Rovene 6140, Rovene 4305, Rovene 5550,Rovene 4487, Rovene 4817, Rovene 4470, Rovene 4475, Rovene 4180, Rovene4310, Rovene 4402 from Mallard Creek Polymers; Hydro Pliolite 070 fromOmnova Solutions; Lipaton SB 5521 from Synthomer

Polyisocyanates and isocyanate catalysts serving as the in situ linkingmaterial include AH-1075EA, AH-2090BA, AH-2100, AH-3055, AH-1075T/P,AH-2075EA, AH-2200, Burnock from Aekyung Chemical; Macrynal SM507/53XBAC, Crylcoat 2840-2 from allnex; Unithane 6451 WP 50 fromArkema; Dyranate A201H, Dyranate D101, Dyranate D201 from Asahi Kasei;Basonat TU 75 E, Basonat HI 2000, Basonat HB 475 B/X, Basonat HW 2000,Basonat HW 2100, Basonat HW 1180 PC, Efka SL 3888, Basonat HW 1000,Basonat HB 275 B, Basonat HI 268 B/S, Basonat HI 100, Basonat HB 100,Basonat HI 190 B/S, Basonat HI 290 B, Basonat HB 175 MP/X, Basonat HA1000, Basonat HA 2000, Basonat HA 3000, Basonat TU 67 MP/X, Basonat HW3180 B, Efka 3886 from BASF; TexCross AI 45 from Baumeister; Ongronat TR2010 from BorsodChem; Mondur MRS, Mondur MR Light, Desmodur 44V20L,Mondur MR, Crelan NI-2, Bayhydur XP 2655, Bayhydur XP 2700, Bayhydur BLXP 2706, Desmodur VH 20 N, Bayhydur 401-70, Bayhydur VP LS 2150 BA,Bayhydur VP LS 2306, Bayhydur A145, Bayhydur XP 2451, Desmodur VP LS2376/1, Desmodur XP 2679, Desmodur XP 2730, Desmodur VL 50, Bayhydur304, Bayhydur VP LS 2240, Desmodur XP 2406, Bayhydur BL XP 2669,Bayhydur XP 2759, Desmodur E XP 2723, Desmodur E XP 2727, Desmodur VP LS2078/2, Desmodur VP LS 2114/1, Desmodur VP LS 2371, Baybond XL 7270,Baybond XL 825, Desmodur BL 5375, Bayhydur BL 5335, Cretan UI, Cretan VPLS 2256, Cretan NW-5, Desmodur XP 2580, Desmodur BL XP 2677, Bayhydur305, Bayhydur VP LS 2310, Bayhydur XP 2487/1, Bayhydur XP 2547, DesmodurVL R 20, Desmodur XP 2565, Desmodur BL 3575 MPA/SN, Desmodur E 22,Desmodur XP 7144, Desmodur E 23A, Bayhydur 3100, Desmodur NZ 1, DesmodurPL 350 MPA/SN, Desmodur IL, Desmodur IL 1351, Desmodur VL, Desmodur VL2854, Desmodur E XP 2605, Desmodur BL 3175A, Desmodur E 3265, Desmodur E3265 MPA/SN, Desmodur E 3370, Desmodur IL 1351 51% BA, Desmodur IL 1451,Desmodur IL 1451 BA, Desmodur IL 1451 EA, Desmodur MT, Desmodur VL 50,Desmodur VL 51, Desmodur VP LS 2257, Desmodur XP 2742, Demodur L 75,Bayhydrol XP 2451/1, DesmodurE 1340 PR MPA/X, Desmodur VP LS 2352/1,Bayhydur 302, Bayhydur XP 7165, Desmodur BL 1100, Desmodur BL 1100/1,Desmodur BL 3272 MPA, Desmodur BL 4265 SN, Desmodur E 14, Desmodur E 15,Desmodur E 21, Desmodur E 23A, Desmodur E 743, Desmodur HL BA, DesmodurHL EA, Desmodur IL BA, Desmodur L 67 BA, Desmodur L 67 MPA/X, Desmodur N100, Desmodur XP 2675, Desmodur XP 2763, Imprafix TRL Solution, DesmodurIL EA, Desmodur BL 3370 MPA, Desmodur E 29, Desmodur L 55 MEK, DesmodurE-28, Desmodur E 1160 MPA/X, Desmodur PL 340 BA/SN, Desmodur eco N 7300,Desmodur BL 1265 MPA/X, Desmodur BL 3175 SN, Desmodur E 1240, Desmodur E1361 BA, Desmodur E 1361 MPA/X, Desmodur E 1660, Desmodur E 1750 PR,Desmodur E 2190 X, Desmodur E 744, Desmodur HL, Desmodur L 1470,Desmodur N 3900, Desmodur E1160, Desmodur VP LS 2117, Bayhydur eco 7190,Baygal K 166, Baygal K 55, Desmodur I, Desmophen 1920 D, Demophen NH1220, Hardener OZ, Mondur 582, Desmodur N 3200, Desmodur N 3350 BA,Desmodur N 3368 BA/SN, Desmodur N 3368 SN, Desmodur N 3372 SN, DesmodurN 3375 BA/SN, Desmodur N 3375 MPA, Desmodur N 3386 BA/SN, Desmodur N3390 BA, Desmodur N 3390 BA/SN, Desmodur N 3390 BA/SN, Desmodur N 3790BA, Desmodur N 3800, Desmodur N 50 BA/MPA, Desmodur N 60 BA, Desmodur N75 BA, Desmodur N 75 MPA, Desmodur N 75 MPA/X, Desmodur Z 4470 MPA/X,Desmodur Z 4470 SN, Desmodur Z 4470 SN/BA, Desmodur N 3400, Desmodur Z4470 BA, Desmodur N 3600, Desmodur N 75 BA/X, Desmodur N 3300 fromCovestro; DJF-550/B from Daejin Physics & Chemical; DNW-5500, DNW-6000from DIC Corporation; Sancure onecan-clear, Sancure DS-7075-D, SancureDS-7076-G, Sancure DS-7074-P, Sancure DS-7073-K, Sancure DS-7079-F fromDongsan Fine Chemicals; Uradur YB146 Ml, Uradur 1117, Uradur YB147 51from DSM; Vestanat B 1370, Vestanat EP-B 1042 E, Vestanat T 1890/100,Vestagon EP-BF 1321, Vestanat EP-8 1481 ND, Vestanat EP-DS 1076,Vestanat HB 2640 EX, Vestanat B 1358/100, Vestagon EP-BF 1350, VestanatB 1186 A, Vestanat EP-B 1358 DINP, Vesttanat EP-B 1581, Vestanat T 1890E, Vestanat T 1890 L, Vestanat T 1890 M, Vestanat HB 2640 E, Vestanat HB2640 MX, Vestanat HB 2640/100, Vestanat HB 2640/LV, Vestanat HT 2500 E,Vestanat HT 2500 L, Vestanat HT 2500/100, Vestanat HT 2500/LV fromEvonik; Uronal NL 100, Uronal NL 90, Uronal BN 75 from GalstaffMultiresine; Jeffol A-630 from Huntsman; Curing Agent W, Curing Agent WDIL, Curing Agent W3 DIL, Curing Agent W3 from Ichemco; Hiblock BI-175from KSCNT; Stabio, Takenate D-140N, Takenate D-120N, Takenate D-110Nfrom Mitsui Chemicals; Polurene M 75, Polurgreen ES, Polurene MT 90,Polurene T 70, Polugreen XP AB, Polurene MT 100, Polurgreen HR-01,Polurene MT 90 AB, Polurgreen AD-01, Polurene T 70 AE, Polurgreen ADAB-01, Polurgreen ES.M, Polurgreen ES.P, Polurgreen HR AE-01, PolurgreenOK-01, Polurgreen OK AE-01, Polurgreen OK.S-01 from Sapici; Picassian,Picassian XL-708, Picassian XL-728 from Stahl; Synthalat WA 140,Synthalat A-JB 772, Synthalat A 088 MS, Synthalat A 150, Synthalat A-TS4399, Synthalat A 156 HS, Synthalat A 150 (A), Synthalat A 150 (B),Synthalat A 1615, Synthalat A 1653 (A), Synthalat A 1653 (B), SynthalatA-HD 6507, Synthalat A-HD 8199, Synthalat A 060, Synthalat A 077 (A),Synthalat A 077 (B), Synthalat A 078, Synthalat A 120 E, Synthalat A 125HS, Synthalat A 1633 (A), Synthalat A 1633 (B), Synthalat A 1633 (C),Synthalat A-TS-3277, Synthalat A 136, Synthalat A-HD 5667, SynthalatA-TS 1603, Synthalat A-TS 2132, Synthalat A-TS-1664, Synthalat A 055,Synthalat A 090, Synthalat A 087, Synthalat A 191, Synthalat A-TS 1400,Synthalat A 065 (A), Synthalat A 065 (B), Synthalat A 065 (C), SynthalatA 085 (A), Synthalat A 085 (B), Synthalat A 085 (C), Synthalat A 190,Synthalat A 192, Synthalat A 141 HS, Synthalat A 135 N, Synthalat A 150S from Synthopol; Coronate 2050, Coronate 2030, Coronate 2031, Coronate2071, Coronate 2074, Coronate 2232, Coronate 2233, Coronate 2255,Coronate 2257, DJF-125/B, Coronate 2014, Coronate 2041, Coronate 2221,Coronate 2222, Coronate 2507, Coronate 2513, Coronate 342, CoronateAP-M, Coronate BI-301, Coronate HX, Coronate HX-T, Coronate 2067,Coronate L, Coronate 2096, Coronate HK, Coronate HL, Coronate HXLV,Coronate HXR, Coronate L-45E, Coronate L-55E from Tosoh; VanchemHM-4346, Vanchem HM-50 from Vanderbilt Chemicals; Easaqua X D 870,Tolonate HDB, Easaqua WAT-3, Easaqua WAT-4, Tolonate D2, Tolonate HDT,Tolonate HDB 75 BX, Tolonate HDB 75 M, Tolonate HDB 75 MX, TolonateHDB-LV, Easaqua M 501, Easaqua X D 401, Easaqua X D 803, Tolonate HDB 75BX, Tolonate HDT 90, Tolonate HDT-LV, Tolonate HDT-LV2, Tolonate IDT 70B, Tolonate X FD 90 B, Easaqua L 600, Easaqua M 502, Tolonate HDT 90 B,Tolonate X FLO 100 from Vencorex.

Isocyanate catalysts serving to enable in situ linkage of the organicpolymer carrying amine, hydroxyl and/or mercapto groups and the in situlinking material carrying isocyanate groups include Dibutyltin dilauratecatalysts for example; Dibutyltin dilaurate, Borchers LH 10 from OMGBorchers; Butaflow BT-71 from Estron Chemical; Dabco T-12 from Evonik;Fomrez SUL-4 catalyst from Galata Chemicals; Fascat 4202 from PMC Group;Tib Kat 218 from TIB Chemicals; Cotin 200 from Vertellus Specialties;Dibutyltin diacetate catalysts for example; Patcat 3003 from Patcham;Fascat 4200 from PMC Group; Tib kat 233 from TIB Chemicals; Dibutyltinoxide catalysts for example; Reaxis C248D, Reaxis C248D from Reaxis;Fascat 9201, Fascat 4201 from PMC Group; Tib kat 248 LC, Tib kat 248from TIB Chemicals; Bismuth carboxylate catalyst for example; K-Kat 348,K-Kat XC-B221, K-Kat XK-640, K-Kat XK-601, K-Kat XK-628, K-Kat XC-C227from King Industries; Borchi Kat 0244, Borchi Kat 24 from OMG Borchers;Reaxis C722, Reaxis C716 from Reaxis; Tib Kat 720, Tib Kat 716 from TIBChemicals; K-Kat 348 from Worlee; Aluminum chelate catalysts forexample; K-Kat 5218 from King Industries.

B. Plasticizer

If the glass transition temperature of the multicomponent compositionand or the substantive ingredients of the first, second and/or thirdcomponents are too high for the desired use yet the other properties ofthe polymer are appropriate, such as but not limited to color andremanence, one or more plasticizers can be combined with themulticomponent composition embodiments so as to lower the T_(g) of theorganic polymer and provide the appropriate feel and visual propertiesto the coating. The plasticizer can be incorporated directly in thecoloring composition or can be applied to the hair before or after thecoloring composition. The plasticizer can be chosen from theplasticizers usually used in the field of application.

The plasticizer or plasticizers can have a molecular mass of less thanor equal to 5,000 g/mol, such as less than or equal to 2,000 g/mol, forexample less than or equal to 1,000 g/mol, such as less than or equal to900 g/mol. In at least one embodiment, the plasticizer, for example, hasa molecular mass of greater than or equal to 40 g/mol.

Thus, the multicomponent composition can also comprise at least oneplasticizer. For example, non-limiting mention can be made, alone or asa mixture, of common plasticizers such as: glycols and derivativesthereof, silicones, silicone polyethers, polyesterpolyols; adipic acidesters (such as diisodecyladipate), trimellitic acid esters, sebacicacid esters, azaleic acid esters; nonlimiting examples of glycolderivatives are diethylene glycol ethyl ether, diethylene glycol methylether, diethylene glycol butyl ether or diethylene glycol hexyl ether,ethylene glycol ethyl ether, ethylene glycol butyl ether, or ethyleneglycol hexyl ether; polyethylene glycols, polypropylene glycols,polyethylene glycol-polypropylene glycol copolymers, and mixturesthereof, such as high molecular weight polypropylene glycols, forexample having a molecular mass ranging from 500 to 15,000, for instanceglycol esters; propylene glycol derivatives such as propylene glycolphenyl ether, propylene glycol diacetate, dipropylene glycol ethylether, tripropylene glycol methyl ether, diethylene glycol methyl ether,and dipropylene glycol butyl ether. Such compounds are sold by DowChemical under the names DOWANOL PPH and DOWANOL DPnB; acid esters, forexample esters of carboxylic acids, such as triacids, citrates,phthalates, adipates, carbonates, tartrates, phosphates, and sebacates;esters derived from the reaction of a monocarboxylic acid of formulaR₁₁COOH with a diol of formula HOR₁₂OH in which R₁₁ and R₁₂, which canbe identical or different, are chosen from a linear, branched or cyclic,saturated, or unsaturated hydrocarbon-based chain containing, forexample, from 3 to 15 carbon atoms for example the monoesters resultingfrom the reaction of isobutyric acid and octanediol such as2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol, such as the product sold under thereference TEXANOL ESTER ALCOHOL by the company Eastman Chemical;oxyethylenated derivatives, such as oxyethylenated oils, such as plantoils, such as castor oil; mixtures thereof.

Among the esters of tricarboxylic acids mention can be made of theesters of triacids wherein the triacid corresponds to formula

wherein R is a group —H, —OH or —OCOR′ wherein R′ is an alkyl groupcontaining from 1 to 6 carbon atoms. For example, R can be a group—OCOCH₃. The esterifying alcohol for such tricarboxylic acids may bethose described above for the monocarboxylic acid esters.

The plasticizer can be present in the composition of the presentdisclosure in an amount from about 0.01% to 20%.

C. Medium

The medium of the multicomponent composition embodiments of theinvention may be water alone, water in mixture with a volatile polarprotic or aprotic organic solvent, or a non-aqueous solvent or a mixtureof non-aqueous solvents with polar protic or aprotic polar organicsolvent. In general, the medium is any solvent suitable for dispersingthe organic polymer, the in situ linking material and the base compoundof the embodiments of the multicomponent composition described herein.In addition to water present in the medium, a volatile solvent may bepresent including a volatile polar protic or aprotic organic solvent, ormixtures thereof. Volatile organic solvents of which non-limitingmention may be made include: volatile pyrrolidones1-methylpyrrolidin-2-one, volatile C₁-C₄ alkanols such as methanol,ethanol or isopropanol; esters of liquid C₂C₆ acids and of volatileC₁-C₈ alcohols such as methyl acetate, n-butyl acetate, ethyl acetate,propyl acetate, isopentyl acetate, or ethyl 3-ethoxypropionate; ketonesthat are liquid at room temperature and volatile, such as methyl ethylketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, diisobutyl ketone, isophorone,cyclohexanone, or acetone; volatile polyols such as ethylene glycol andpropylene glycol.

According to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, theorganic solvent is chosen from ethanol, isopropanol, acetone, andisododecane.

The medium with or without one or more volatile organic solvent may bepresent in the composition according to the present disclosure in anamount ranging from about 0.1% to about 95% by weight, such as fromabout 1% to about 70% by weight, for example ranging from 5% to 90% byweight relative to the total weight of the composition.

According to an embodiment, the medium is an aqueous medium.

D. Pigments

The color composition embodiments of the present invention make itpossible to obtain colored and remnant coatings, without substantiallyaltering the keratin fibers. As used herein, the term “pigment”generally refers to any particle colorant having or containing pigmentmaterial that gives hair fibers color including black and white, such astitanium dioxide that give only white to hair fibers. The pigments aresubstantially water-insoluble. The pigments, to distinguish from dyespresented in molecular from, are also referred to as pigmentmicroparticles or pigment particles. The terms pigment microparticlesand pigment particles are synonymous and are used hereininterchangeably. The pigments can be organic, inorganic, or acombination of both. The pigments may be in pure form or coated, forexample with a polymer or a dispersant.

Selections, multiple kinds and varying forms of the pigmentmicroparticles as described in the following passages can beincorporated in any of the first, second and third components of themulticomponent composition, or can be incorporated in any two of thesecomponents or in all three. Preferably, pigment microparticles can beincorporated in either or both of the first and second components. Morepreferably, pigment particles can be incorporated in the firstcomponent.

The at least one pigment that can be used can be chosen from the organicand/or mineral pigments known in the art, such as those described inKirk-Othmer's Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology and in Ullmann'sEncyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. The pigments comprised in themicroparticles comprising at least one pigment will not substantiallydiffuse or dissolve into keratin fibers. Instead, the pigment comprisedin the microparticles comprising at least one pigment will substantiallyremain separate from but attached to the keratin fibers.

The at least one pigment can be in the form of powder or of pigmentarypaste. It can be coated or uncoated. The at least one pigment can bechosen, for example, from mineral pigments, organic pigments, elementalmetal and their oxides, and other metal modifications, lakes, pigmentswith special effects such as nacres or glitter flakes, and mixturesthereof.

Pigment Shape

The pigment microparticles can have any suitable shape, includingsubstantially spherical. But the pigment microparticles can also beoval, elliptical, tubular, irregular, etc., or even combinations ofvarious shapes. In addition, the pigment microparticles can have twodimensions, length and width/diameter, of similar magnitude. Inaddition, the pigment microparticles can be micro platelets, i.e. havinga thickness that is substantially smaller than the planar dimension. Forexample, five, ten or even 20 times smaller in thickness than in theplaner dimension. In one embodiment with any of the reactive componentsof the instant invention, the pigments may be surface treated, surfacecoated or encapsulated.

In a particular aspect, the pigment microparticles can have a shapeapproximating that of a sphere, in which case the microparticles arereferred to as being microspheres. Pigment microparticles which can bedescribed as microspheres are understood as particles having an aspectratio, defined as a function of the largest diameter, or largestdimension, dmax and the smallest diameter, or smallest dimension, dmin,which can be orthogonal to each other: AR=dmax/dmin which is from about1:1 to 10:1, preferably from 1:1 to 5:1, more preferably from 1:1 to4:1, such as from 1:1 to 3:1. More particularly, the expression“spherical-type” means that the pigment microparticles have a shapeapproximating that of a sphere. In other words, the pigmentmicroparticles can be nearly orbicular in shape and can have across-sectional geometry that is essentially circular. Although notexcluded, this does not necessarily mean that the pigment microparticleshave the shape of a perfect sphere or ball. More likely, the shape ofthe pigment microparticles can exhibit a certain deviation from a sphereas long as the skilled person considers the shape as being similar to asphere or as an approximation of a sphere.

In addition, the pigment microparticles can have a rathertwo-dimensional shape, with the smallest dimension substantially smallerthan the two other dimensions, in which case the microparticles arereferred to as being 2-dimensional microparticles. For example, thethickness of the microparticles can be significantly less than theirlength and width. The length and width can be of similar magnitude.Examples includes pigment microparticles having a shape of platelets,i.e. with a thickness that is substantially smaller than the planardimension. For example, the aspect ratio AR=dmax/dmin, as defined above,of microparticles having a substantially two-dimensional shape, can befrom about 10:1 to about 1000:1, preferably from about 10:1 to about800:1, preferably from about 20:1 to about 800:1, preferably from about10:1 to about 600:1, preferably from about 20:1 to about 600:1.Typically, the 2D-microparticles have a largest and a smallest dimensionin their planer dimension, which both are significantly larger than thesmallest dimension of the 2D-microparticles extending perpendicular tothe planer dimension.

According to an embodiment, the pigments can include pigmentmicroparticles of different shape. For example, microparticles ofdifferent size can be used to provide different reflecting and absorbingproperties. Microparticles having different shape can also be formed ofdifferent pigment material. Furthermore, microparticles having differentshape can also formed of different pigment material to provide differentcolor.

Pigment Size

The pigments can be present in the composition in undissolved form.Depending on the shape, the pigments can have a D50[vol] particlediameter of from 0.001 micron to 1 micron.

For example, pigments that can be described as being microspheres canhave a D50[vol] particle diameter of from 0.01 micron to 1 micron,preferably of from 0.015 micron to 0.75 micron, more preferably of from0.02 micron to 0.50 micron. The microspheres can also have a D50[vol]particle diameter of from 0.6 micron to 0.9 micron, preferably of from0.08 micron to 0.9 micron, and more preferably between of from 0.08micron to 0.9 micron, such as from 0.08 micron to 0.8 micron, or such asof from 0.8 micron to 0.6 micron. According to an embodiment, themicrospheres can also have a D50[vol] particle diameter of from 0.1micron to 1 micron, preferably of from 0.12 micron to 1 micron, and morepreferably between of from 0.16 micron to 1 micron, such as of from 0.2micron to 1 micron, or such as of from 0.08 micron to 0.4 micron. Theterms “micron” and “microns” describe the size in micrometers [μm].

In further embodiments, which can be combined with other embodimentsdescribed herein, the pigments, which can be described as microspheres,can have a D90[vol] particle diameter of from 0.1 micron to 1 micron,preferably of from 0.2 micron to 1 micron, and more preferably betweenof from 0.3 micron to 1 micron, such as of from 0.3 micron to 0.9micron, or such as of from 0.4 micron to 0.8 micron, or such as of from0.5 micron to 0.9 micron.

In some embodiments described herein, the pigments, which can bedescribed as microspheres, can have a D10[vol] particle diameter of from0.02 micron to 0.3 micron, preferably of from 0.06 micron to 0.3 micron,more preferably of from 0.08 micron to 0.3 micron, such as of from 0.08micron to 0.2 micron, or such as of from 0.1 micron to 0.2 micron, orsuch as 0.12 micron to 0.3 micron.

In embodiments described herein, the D10[vol] particle diameter can beof from 0.02 micron to 0.3 micron and the D90[vol] can be of from 0.3micron to 1 micron. In further embodiments, the D10[vol] particlediameter can be of from 0.06 micron to 0.2 micron and the D90[vol] canbe of from 0.4 micron to 1 micron.

The particle diameter is represented by D10, D50 and/or by D90, which isthe median diameter by volume. D10, D50 and D90 is measured with aMalvern Mastersizer 2000, which is a laser diffraction particle sizerand it is measured according to ISO 13320:2009(en) with Hydro 2000G orHydro 2000S where the dispersant is water or ethanol. Detection range isfrom 0.01 micron to 2000 micron. D50 is expressed as ×50 in ISO13320:2009(en).

The term “D10,” as used herein refers, to the 10th percentile number- orvolume-based median particle diameter, which is the diameter below which10% by number or volume of the particle population is found. The term“D50,” as used herein refers, to the 50th percentile number- orvolume-based median particle diameter, which is the diameter below which50% by number or volume of the particle population is found. The term“D90,” as used herein refers, to the 90th percentile number- orvolume-based median particle diameter, which is the diameter below which90% by number or volume of the particle population is found. The numberor volume measurement is indicated by [num] for number or [vol] forvolume. If not indicated otherwise, the particle size is given asD10[vol], D50[vol], and D90[vol], respectively.

Laser diffraction measures particle size distributions by measuring theangular variation in intensity of light scattered as a laser beam passesthrough a dispersed particulate sample analyzer and the particle size isreported as a volume equivalent sphere diameter. A discussion ofcalculating D50 is provided in Barber et al, Pharmaceutical Developmentand Technology, 3(2), 153-161 (1998), which is incorporated herein byreference. Pigment microparticles having a D50[vol] particle diameter ofless than 20 nm may enter the cuticles and are therefore difficult toremove. For scattering purposes, Pigment(s) having a D10[vol] particlediameter of at least 60 nm, or at least 80 nm can be used. Pigment(s)having a D50[vol] particle diameter of more than 1 micron typically donot sufficiently adhere onto hair fibers.

According to an embodiment, the particle size distribution, eitherrelative to the number or volume of the particles, of the pigmentmicroparticles can be at least bi-modal. A bi-modal particle sizedistribution has two distinct peaks which are spaced relative from,while tri-modal particle size distribution has three distinct peaks. Theterm “peak” means a local maximum of the distribution curve. The“distance” between two peaks, expressed relative to the particle size,can be at least 0.05 micron, preferably at least 0.1 micron, such as atleast 0.2 micron. Providing an at least bi-modal particle sizedistribution allows to tailor the optical appearance of the coloredhair. For example, the scattering properties varies with the particlesize so that particles of different size scatter the light intodifferent directions.

The at least bi-modal particle size distribution can be relative topigment microparticles formed by the same pigment material. In additionto that or alternatively, the at least bi-model particle sizedistribution can be provided by pigment microparticles of differentpigment material.

The size of pigment microparticles which can be described to have a2-dimensional shape, and which are referred to as 2-dimensionalmicroparticles can be determined by SEM. The size of 2-dimensionalmicroparticles can also be determined by laser diffraction measurements.The particle size determined by laser diffraction is a mean size of thedifferent dimensions of the 2-dimensional particles. The apparentD50[vol] particle diameter of 2-dimensional microparticles, as measuredby SEM, can be from 0.5 micron to 50 microns, more preferably from 0.8micron to 20 microns, more preferably from 1 micron to 15 microns, morepreferably from 1.5 micron to 10 microns.

According to an embodiment, pigment particles are referred to as beingmicrospheres can be used light-scattering and/or light absorbingpurposes. Those particles, due to their pigment material, impart thehair with a specific color.

According to an embodiment, pigment particles are referred to as being2-dimensional microparticles can be mainly used for light-reflectingand/or light absorbing purposes. Those particles, due to their pigmentmaterial, mainly reflect the light without significantly alter the colorof the light.

The pigment microparticles can be light absorbing, but which forwavelengths of visible light provide negligible to low or no scattering.While not wishing to bound by any specific theory, it is believed thatsuch pigments can provide more chromatic colors. Such pigmentmicroparticles can have a D50[vol] value between about 0.001 micron andabout 0.15 micron, between about 0.005 micron and about 0.1 micron orbetween about 0.010 micron and about 0.075 micron.

The pigment microparticles can be predominantly light scattering forwavelengths of visible light and provide low light absorption. While notwishing to bound by any specific theory, it is believed that suchpigments can provide the visual effect of lightening the hair. Suchpigment microparticles, which can be microspheres, can have a D50[vol]value between about 0.05 micron to about 1 micron, between 0.08 micronto about 0.9 micron, between about 0.05 micron and about 0.75 micron,between about 0.1 micron and about 0.5 micron or about 0.15 micron andabout 0.4 micron. Such materials can have a refractive index above 1.5,above 1.7 or above 2.0.

Pigments made from metal and metal like materials which can conductelectricity, and which can absorb light and re-emit the light out of themetal to give the appearance of strong reflectance. While not wishing tobe bound by any specific theory, it is believed that the absorbed lightwill induce alternating electric currents on the metal surface, and thatthis currents immediately re-emit light out of the metal. Such pigmentmicroparticles can be platelets, e.g., having a thickness that issubstantially smaller than the planar dimension. For example about five,about 10 or even about 400 times smaller in thickness than in theplaner. Such platelets can have a planar dimension less than about 30nm, but with a thickness less than about 10 micron wide. This includes aratio of 10000 to 30, or 333. Platelets larger in size, such as 50microns are even available in this thickness of 10 microns, and so theratios can even go up to 2000.

The pigment microparticles can be a composite formed by two differenttypes of pigment microparticles. Examples include a composite of a2-dimensional microparticle and at least one micro spherical particle(microsphere), a composite of different micro spherical particles, and acomposite of different 2-dimensional particles. Composite particlesformed by 2-dimensional microparticles to which micro sphericalparticles adhere provide an attractive alternative to a pure mixture of2-dimensional microparticles and micro spherical particles. For example,a metallic 2-dimensional microparticle can carry one or more microspherical particle such as one or more organic micro spherical particle.The micro spherical particles attached or bonded to the 2-dimensionalmicroparticle can be formed of the same pigment material or can beformed of different pigment material. Composite microparticles formed of2-dimensional microparticles and micro spherical particles can providemultiple functionality in one particle such as (metallic) reflectanceand dielectric scattering, reflectance and absorption.

Pigment microparticles may be materials which are composite comprising acore of pigments made from metal and metal like materials which canconduct electricity, and which can absorb light and re-emit the lightout of the metal to give the appearance of strong reflectance. While notwishing to be bound by any specific theory, it is believed that theabsorbed light will induce alternating electric currents on the metalsurface, and that this currents immediately re-emit light out of themetal. Upon this pigment light absorbing microparticles is immobilized.Such pigment microparticles can be platelets, e.g., having a thicknessthat is substantially smaller than the planar dimension. For example,five, ten or even 20 times smaller in thickness than in the planer. Suchplatelets can have a planer dimension less than 15 microns, but with athickness less than 1 microns, more preferably with a planer dimensionless than 12 microns but with a thickness less than 750 nm, even morepreferably with a plan dimension less than 10 microns and a thicknessless than 0.5 micron. The light absorbing microparticles can have D50[vol] value between 0.001 micron and 0.15 micron, more preferablybetween 0.002 micron and 0.1 micron and even more preferable between0.005 micron and 0.075 micron.

The light absorbing microparticles may also include dyes, pigments, ormaterials with color centers in the crystal structure, or photonicstructures resulting in destructive or constructive interference,diffraction or other structures and materials mentioned in the book “ThePhysics and Chemistry of Color: the Fifteen Causes of Color”, 2^(nd)Edition by K. I. Nassau (ISBN 978-0-471-39106-7).

The pigment microparticles can be both light scattering and absorbingfor wavelengths of visible light. While not wishing to bound by anyspecific theory, it is believed that such pigments can provide both somevisual effect of lightening the hair. Such pigment microparticles canhave a D50[num] value between about 50 nm and about 750 nm, betweenabout 100 nm and about 500 nm or between about 150 nm and about 400 nm.Such materials have a refractive index above about 1.5, above about 1.7or above about 2.0.

According to an embodiment, different pigment microparticles arecombined to provide reflective, transmitting and refractive propertiesof the hair colored with the color composition described herein. Amicroparticle combination can be a material composite using at least twodifferent pigment materials to form the pigment microparticles. Inaddition to, or alternating to, the microparticle combination, a mixtureof separate pigment microparticles of different type can be used tobring about the desired reflective, transmitting and refractiveproperties.

The composite pigments, combination of pigments, and mixtures of pigmentmicroparticles eliminate, or at least significantly reduce, hairpenetration and scattering by light and thus eliminate the perception ofpigment of natural hair color change.

Pigment Concentration

The color composition for coloring hair fibers according to the presentdisclosure comprises microparticles comprising at least one pigment. Thecolor composition comprises from about 0.01% to about 40%, about 0.05%to about 35%, about 0.1 to about 25%, or about 0.15% and about 20%pigment(s), by weight of the color composition.

Pigment Material

The material of the pigment microparticles can be inorganic or organic.Inorganic-organic mixed pigments are also possible.

According to an embodiment, inorganic pigment(s) are used. The advantageof inorganic pigment(s) is their excellent resistance to light, weather,and temperature. The inorganic pigment(s) can be of natural origin, andare, for example, derived from material selected from the groupconsisting of chalk, ochre, umber, green earth, burnt sienna, andgraphite. The pigment(s) can preferably be white pigments, such as, forexample, titanium dioxide or zinc oxide. The pigment(s) can also becolored pigments, such as, for example, ultramarine or iron oxide red,luster pigments, metal effect pigments, pearlescent pigments, andfluorescent or phosphorescent pigments. The pigment(s) can be selectedfrom the group consisting of metal oxides, hydroxides and oxidehydrates, mixed phase pigments, sulfur-containing silicates, metalsulfides, complex metal cyanides, metal sulfates, chromates andmolybdates, alloys, and the metals themselves. The pigment(s) can beselected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide (CI 77891), blackiron oxide (CI 77499), yellow iron oxide (CI 77492), red and brown ironoxide (CI 77491), manganese violet (CI 77742), ultramarine (sodiumaluminum sulfosilicates, CI 77007, Pigment Blue 29), chromium oxidehydrate (CI 77289), Prussian blue (ferric ferrocyanide, CI 77510),carmine (cochineal), zinc sulfide, barium sulfate, zinc oxide,siliconised titanium dioxide, siliconised zinc sulfide, siliconised zincoxide, and mixtures thereof. The pigment(s) can be selected from thegroup consisting of iron oxide, titanium dioxide, mica, borosilicate,and combinations thereof. The pigment(s) can comprise an iron oxide(Fe₂O₃) pigment. The pigment(s) can comprise a combination of mica andtitanium dioxide.

The pigment(s) can be pearlescent and colored pigment(s), and canpreferably be based on mica which are coated with a metal oxide or ametal oxychloride, such as titanium dioxide or bismuth oxychloride, andoptionally further color-imparting substances, such as iron oxides,Prussian blue, ultramarine, and carmine. The color exhibited by apigment can be adjusted by varying the layer thickness. Such pigmentsare sold, for example, under the trade names Rona®, Colorona®,Dichrona®, RonaFlair®, Ronastar®, Xirona® and Timiron® all of which areavailable from Merck, Darmstadt, Germany. For example, Xirona® is abrand for color travel pigments that display color shifting effectsdepending on the viewing angle and are based on either natural mica,SiO₂ or calcium aluminum borosilicate flakes, coated with varying layersof TiO₂. Pigment(s) from the line KTZ® from Kobo Products, Inc., 3474So. Clinton Ave., So. Plainfield, USA, are also useful herein, inparticular the Surface Treated KTZ® Pearlescent Pigments from Kobo.Particularly useful are KTZ® FINE WHITE (mica and. TiO2) having a D50particle diameter of 5 to 25 micron and also KTZ® CELESTIAL LUSTER (micaand TiO2, 10 to 60 micron) as well as KTZ® CLASSIC WHITE (mica and TiO2,10 to 60 micron). Also useful are SynCrystal Sapphire from Eckart EffectPigments, which is a blue powder comprising platelets of syntheticfluorphlogopite coated with titanium dioxide, ferric ferrocyanide andsmall amounts of tin oxide. Also useful is SYNCRYSTAL Almond also fromEckart, which is a beige powder with a copper reflection color and iscomposed of platelets of synthetic fluorphlogopite and coated withtitanium dioxide and iron oxides. Also useful is Duocrome® RV 524C fromBASF, which provides a two color look via a lustrous red powder with aviolet reflection powder due to its composition of mica, titaniumdioxide and carmine. The colored pigment(s) can be lightly brightcolored pigment(s) and can particularly be white color variations.

The pigment(s) can be organic pigments. The at least one pigment can bean organic pigment. As used herein, the term “organic pigment” means anypigment that satisfies the definition in Ullmann's encyclopedia in thechapter on organic pigments. For instance, the at least one organicpigment can be chosen from nitroso, nitro, azo, xanthene, quinoline,anthraquinone, phthalocyanin, copper phthalocyanin, copperhexadecachlorophthalocyanine,2-[(2-Methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)azo]-N-(2-methoxyphenyl)-3-oxobutyramide,metal-complex, isoindolinone, isoindoline, quinacridone, perinone,perylene, diketopyrrolopyrrole, thio indigo, dioxazine,triphenylmethane, dimethylquinacridone and quinophthalone compounds,Azo-dyes, Nonionic azo dyes, Anionic Azo dyes, Cationic azo dyes,Complex forming azo dye, aza annulene dyes, aza analogue ofdiarylmethane dyes, aza annulene dyes, Nitro-dyes and their pigments,Carbonyl dyes and their pigments (for example, Anthrachinon dyes,indigo), Sulfur dyes, Florescence dyes, Anthracene or Insoluble alkalior earth metal acid dyes.

Or the pigment can be at least one of uncolored and UV absorbing.

The organic pigment(s) can be selected from the group consisting ofnatural pigments sepia, gamboge, bone charcoal, Cassel brown, indigo,chlorophyll and other plant pigments. The synthetic organic pigments canbe selected from the group consisting of azo pigments, anthraquinoids,indigo ids, dioxazine, quinacridone, phthalocyanine, isoindolinone,perylene and perinone, metal complex, alkali blue, diketopyrrolopyrrolepigments, and combinations thereof. A particularly preferred pigment is7-Bis(1,3-dichloropropan-2-yl)benzo[lmn][3,8]phenanthrolin-1,3,6,8(2H,7H)-tetraon.

According to an embodiment, the pigment(s) can be selected from thepigment group consisting of, including any combination thereof (with CImeaning color index and CAS meaning Chemical Abstract Service Number)

Pigment Black 10 [C.I. 77265, (CAS: 7782-42-5)], Pigment Black 11 [C.I.77499, (CAS: 12227-89-3)], Pigment Black 12 [C.I. 77543, (CAS:68187-02-0)], Pigment Black 13 [C.I. 77322, (CAS: 1307-96-6)], PigmentBlack 14 [C.I. 77728, (CAS: 83512-98-5)], Pigment Black 15 [C.I. 77403,(CAS: 1317-38-0)], Pigment Black 17 [C.I. 77975, (CAS: 1314-98-3)],Pigment Black 18 [C.I. 77011, (CAS: 12001-98-8)], Pigment Black 23 [C.I.77865, (CAS: 68187-54-2)], Pigment Black 24 [C.I. 77898, (CAS:68187-00-8)], Pigment Black 25 [C.I. 77332, (CAS: 68186-89-0)], PigmentBlack 26 [C.I. 77494, (CAS: 68186-94-7)], Pigment Black 27 [C.I. 77502,(CAS: 68186-97-0)], Pigment Black 28 [C.I. 77428, (CAS: 68186-91-4)],Pigment Black 29 [C.I. 77498, (CAS: 68187-50-8)], Pigment Black 30 [C.I.77504, (CAS: 71631-15-7)], Pigment Black 31 [C.I. 71132, (CAS:67075-37-0)], Pigment Black 32 [C.I. 71133, (CAS: 83524-75-8)], PigmentBlack 33 [C.I. 77537, (CAS: 188735-18-4)], Pigment Black 34 [C.I. 77770,(CAS: 1317-33-5)], Pigment Black 6 [C.I. 77266, (CAS: 1333-86-4)],Pigment Black 7 [C.I. 77266, (CAS: 1333-86-4)], Pigment Black 8 [C.I.77268, (CAS: 1339-82-8)], Pigment Black 9 [C.I. 77267, (CAS:8021-99-6)], Pigment Blue 10 [C.I. 44040, (CAS: 1325-93-5)], PigmentBlue 15 [C.I. 74160, (CAS: 147-14-8)], Pigment Blue 16 [C.I. 74100,(CAS: 574-93-6)], Pigment Blue 18 [C.I. 42770, (CAS: 1324-77-2)],Pigment Blue 21 [C.I. 69835, (CAS: 1324-26-1)], Pigment Blue 22 [C.I.69810, (CAS: 1324-27-2)], Pigment Blue 25 [C.I. 21180, (CAS:10127-03-4)], Pigment Blue 26 [C.I. 21185, (CAS: 5437-88-7)], PigmentBlue 28 [C.I. 77346, (CAS: 1345-16-0)], Pigment Blue 29 [C.I. 77007,(CAS: 57455-37-5)], Pigment Blue 30 [C.I. 77420, (CAS: 1339-83-9)],Pigment Blue 32 [C.I. 77365, (CAS: 69458-70-4)], Pigment Blue 33 [C.I.77112, (CAS: 8046-59-1)], Pigment Blue 34 [C.I. 77450, (CAS:1317-40-4)], Pigment Blue 35 [C.I. 77368, (CAS: 83712-59-8)], PigmentBlue 36 [C.I. 77343, (CAS: 68187-11-1)], Pigment Blue 56 [C.I. 42800,(CAS: 6417-46-5)], Pigment Blue 57 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(CAS: 1328-05-8)], Pigment Violet 7 [C.I. 58065,(CAS: 1328-06-9)], Pigment Violet 8 [C.I. 18005, (CAS: 1325-20-8)],Pigment Yellow 1 [C.I. 11680, (CAS: 2512-29-0)], Pigment Yellow 10 [C.I.12710, (CAS: 6407-75-6)], Pigment Yellow 100 [C.I. 19140, (CAS:12225-21-7)], Pigment Yellow 104 [C.I. 15985, (CAS: 15790-07-5)],Pigment Yellow 105 [C.I. 11743, (CAS: 12236-75-8)], Pigment Yellow 109[C.I. 56284, (CAS: 5045-40-9)], Pigment Yellow 11 [C.I. 10325, (CAS:2955-16-0)], Pigment Yellow 110 [C.I. 56280, (CAS: 5590-18-1)], PigmentYellow 111 [C.I. 11745, (CAS: 15993-42-7)], Pigment Yellow 112 [C.I.70600, (CAS: 475-71-8)], Pigment Yellow 114 [C.I. 21092, (CAS:68610-87-7)], Pigment Yellow 115 [C.I. 47005, (CAS: 68814-04-0)],Pigment Yellow 116 [C.I. 11790, (CAS: 61968-84-1)], Pigment Yellow 117[C.I. 48043, (CAS: 21405-81-2)], Pigment Yellow 118 [C.I. 77894, (CAS:61512-65-0)], Pigment Yellow 119 [C.I. 77496, (CAS: 68187-51-9)],Pigment Yellow 12 [C.I. 21090, (CAS: 6358-85-6)], Pigment Yellow 123[C.I. 65049, (CAS: 4028-94-8)], Pigment Yellow 124 [C.I. 21107, (CAS:67828-22-2)], Pigment Yellow 126 [C.I. 21101, (CAS: 90268-23-8)],Pigment Yellow 127 [C.I. 21102, (CAS: 68610-86-6)], Pigment Yellow 128[C.I. 20037, (CAS: 79953-85-8)], Pigment Yellow 129 [C.I. 48042, (CAS:15680-42-9)], Pigment Yellow 13 [C.I. 21100, (CAS: 5102-83-0)], PigmentYellow 130 [C.I. 117699, (CAS: 23739-66-4)], Pigment Yellow 133 [C.I.139395, (CAS: 85702-53-0)], Pigment Yellow 134 [C.I. 21111, (CAS:31775-20-9)], Pigment Yellow 138 [C.I. 56300, (CAS: 30125-47-4)],Pigment Yellow 139 [C.I. 56298, (CAS: 36888-99-0)], Pigment Yellow 14[C.I. 21095, (CAS: 5468-75-7)], Pigment Yellow 147 [C.I. 60645, (CAS:4118-16-5)], Pigment Yellow 148 [C.I. 50600, (CAS: 20572-37-6)], PigmentYellow 15 [C.I. 21220, (CAS: 6528-35-4)], Pigment Yellow 150 [C.I.12764, (CAS: 872613-79-1)], Pigment Yellow 153 [C.I. 48545, (CAS:29204-84-0)], Pigment Yellow 155 [C.I. 200310, (CAS: 68516-73-4)],Pigment Yellow 157 [C.I. 77900, (CAS: 68610-24-2)], Pigment Yellow 158[C.I. 77862, (CAS: 68186-93-6)], Pigment Yellow 159 [C.I. 77997, (CAS:68187-15-5)], Pigment Yellow 16 [C.I. 20040, (CAS: 5979-28-2)], PigmentYellow 160 [C.I. 77991, (CAS: 68187-01-9)], Pigment Yellow 161 [C.I.77895, (CAS: 68611-43-8)], Pigment Yellow 162 [C.I. 77896, (CAS:68611-42-7)], Pigment Yellow 163 [C.I. 77897, (CAS: 68186-92-5)],Pigment Yellow 164 [C.I. 77899, (CAS: 68412-38-4)], Pigment Yellow 167[C.I. 11737, (CAS: 38489-24-6)], Pigment Yellow 168 [C.I. 13960, (CAS:71832-85-4)], Pigment Yellow 169 [C.I. 13955, (CAS: 73385-03-2)],Pigment Yellow 17 [C.I. 21105, (CAS: 4531-49-1)], Pigment Yellow 173[C.I. 561600, (CAS: 51016-63-8)], Pigment Yellow 174 [C.I. 21098, (CAS:78952-72-4)], Pigment Yellow 176 [C.I. 21103, (CAS: 90268-24-9)],Pigment Yellow 177 [C.I. 48120, (CAS: 60109-88-8)], Pigment Yellow 179[C.I. 48125, (CAS: 63287-28-5)], Pigment Yellow 180 [C.I. 21290, (CAS:77804-81-0)], Pigment Yellow 181 [C.I. 11777, (CAS: 74441-05-7)],Pigment Yellow 182 [C.I. 128300, (CAS: 67906-31-4)], Pigment Yellow 183[C.I. 18792, (CAS: 65212-77-3)], Pigment Yellow 184 [C.I. 771740, (CAS:14059-33-7)], Pigment Yellow 185 [C.I. 56290, (CAS: 76199-85-4)],Pigment Yellow 188 [C.I. 21094, (CAS: 23792-68-9)], Pigment Yellow 190[C.I. 189785, (CAS: 94612-75-6)], Pigment Yellow 191 [C.I. 18795, (CAS:129423-54-7)], Pigment Yellow 191 [C.I. 18795, (CAS: 154946-66-4)],Pigment Yellow 192 [C.I. 507300, (CAS: 56279-27-7)], Pigment Yellow 193[C.I. 65412, (CAS: 70321-14-1)], Pigment Yellow 194 [C.I. 11785, (CAS:82199-12-0)], Pigment Yellow 199 [C.I. 653200, (CAS: 136897-58-0)],Pigment Yellow 2 [C.I. 11730, (CAS: 6486-26-6)], Pigment Yellow 202[C.I. 65410, (CAS: 3627-47-2)], Pigment Yellow 203 [C.I. 117390, (CAS:150959-17-4)], Pigment Yellow 213 [C.I. 117875, (CAS: 220198-21-0)],Pigment Yellow 218 [C.I. 561805, (CAS: 910868-14-3)], Pigment Yellow 220[C.I. 561806, (CAS: 17352-39-5)], Pigment Yellow 227 [C.I. 777895, (CAS:1374645-21-2)], Pigment Yellow 3 [C.I. 11710, (CAS: 6486-23-3)], PigmentYellow 30 [C.I. 77592, (CAS: 1345-30-8)], Pigment Yellow 31 [C.I. 77103,(CAS: 10294-40-3)], Pigment Yellow 33 [C.I. 77223, (CAS: 8012-75-7)],Pigment Yellow 34 [C.I. 77603, (CAS: 1344-37-2)], Pigment Yellow 35[C.I. 77205, (CAS: 90604-89-0)], Pigment Yellow 36 [C.I. 77956, (CAS:49663-84-5)], Pigment Yellow 37 [C.I. 77199, (CAS: 90604-90-3)], PigmentYellow 38 [C.I. 77878, (CAS: 1315-01-1)], Pigment Yellow 39 [C.I. 77086,(CAS: 1303-33-9)], Pigment Yellow 4 [C.I. 11665, (CAS: 1657-16-5)],Pigment Yellow 41 [C.I. 77588, (CAS: 8012-00-8)], Pigment Yellow 42[C.I. 77492, (CAS: 51274-00-1)], Pigment Yellow 43 [C.I. 77492, (CAS:64294-91-3)], Pigment Yellow 44 [C.I. 77188, (CAS: 1345-08-0)], PigmentYellow 45 [C.I. 77505, (CAS: 1328-64-9)], Pigment Yellow 46 [C.I. 77577,(CAS: 1317-36-8)], Pigment Yellow 48 [C.I. 77610, (CAS: 592-05-2)],Pigment Yellow 5 [C.I. 11660, (CAS: 4106-67-6)], Pigment Yellow 53 [C.I.77788, (CAS: 8007-18-9)], Pigment Yellow 55 [C.I. 21096, (CAS:6358-37-8)], Pigment Yellow 6 [C.I. 11670, (CAS: 4106-76-7)], PigmentYellow 60 [C.I. 12705, (CAS: 6407-74-5)], Pigment Yellow 61 [C.I. 13880,(CAS: 5280-69-3)], Pigment Yellow 62 [C.I. 13940, (CAS: 12286-66-7)],Pigment Yellow 62 [C.I. 13940, (CAS: 5280-70-6)], Pigment Yellow 65[C.I. 11740, (CAS: 6528-34-3)], Pigment Yellow 7 [C.I. 12780, (CAS:6407-81-4)], Pigment Yellow 73 [C.I. 11738, (CAS: 13515-40-7)], PigmentYellow 74 [C.I. 11741, (CAS: 6358-31-2)], Pigment Yellow 75 [C.I. 11770,(CAS: 52320-66-8)], Pigment Yellow 77 [C.I. 20045, (CAS: 5905-17-9)],Pigment Yellow 81 [C.I. 21127, (CAS: 22094-93-5)], Pigment Yellow 83[C.I. 21108, (CAS: 5567-15-7)], Pigment Yellow 83 [C.I. 21107, (CAS:15110-84-6)], Pigment Yellow 9 [C.I. 11720, (CAS: 6486-24-4)], PigmentYellow 93 [C.I. 20710, (CAS: 5580-57-4)], Pigment Yellow 94 [C.I. 20038,(CAS: 5580-58-5)], Pigment Yellow 95 [C.I. 20034, (CAS: 5280-80-8)],Pigment Yellow 98 [C.I. 11727, (CAS: 32432-45-4)], Prussian blue [C.I.77510, (CAS: 12240-15-2)], Pigment Blue 1 [(CAS: 1325-87-7)], PigmentBlue 1 [(CAS: 69980-72-9)], Pigment Blue 1 [(CAS: 68409-66-5)], PigmentBlue 10 [(CAS: 84057-86-3)], Pigment Blue 12 [(CAS: 1325-77-5)], PigmentBlue 14 [(CAS: 1325-88-8)], Pigment Blue 2 [(CAS: 1325-94-6)], PigmentBlue 3 [(CAS: 1325-79-7)], Pigment Blue 9 [(CAS: 1325-74-2)], PigmentGreen 1 [(CAS: 1325-75-3)], Pigment Green 3 [(CAS: 68845-37-4)], PigmentGreen 4 [(CAS: 61725-50-6)], Pigment Red 80 [(CAS: 12224-98-5)], PigmentRed 81 [(CAS: 80083-40-5)], Pigment Red 81 [(CAS: 75627-12-2)], PigmentRed 81 [(CAS: 68310-07-6)], Pigment Red 81 [(CAS: 85959-61-1)], PigmentRed 81 [(CAS: 63022-06-0)], Pigment Red 81 [(CAS: 63022-07-1)], PigmentViolet 1 [(CAS: 1326-03-0)], Pigment Violet 2 [(CAS: 1326-04-1)],Pigment Violet 2 [(CAS: 103443-41-0)], Pigment Violet 4 [(CAS:1325-80-0)], Pigment Black 1 [(CAS: 73104-73-1)], Pigment Black 1 [(CAS:9064-44-2)], Pigment Black 11 [(CAS: 120899-48-1)], Pigment Black 11[(CAS: 128666-38-6)], Pigment Black 11 [(CAS: 128666-37-5)], PigmentBlack 11 [(CAS: 128666-36-4)], Pigment Black 11 [(CAS: 147858-25-1)],Pigment Black 16 [(CAS: 7440-66-6)], Pigment Black 19 [(CAS:874954-47-9)], Pigment Black 2 [(CAS: 12236-57-6)], Pigment Black 20[(CAS: 12216-93-2)], Pigment Black 21 [(CAS: 12216-94-3)], Pigment Black22 [(CAS: 55353-02-1)], Pigment Black 3 [(CAS: 945563-42-8)], PigmentBlack 35 [(CAS: 945563-51-9)], Pigment Black 5 [(CAS: 945563-45-1)],Pigment Blue 1 [(CAS: 68647-33-6)], Pigment Blue 10 [(CAS:308086-15-9)], Pigment Blue 11 [(CAS: 71798-70-4)], Pigment Blue 13[(CAS: 945558-73-6)], Pigment Blue 15-Pigment Green 7 mixt. [(CAS:1026025-11-5)], Pigment Blue 15-Pigment Red 122-Pigment Yellow 74 mixt.[(CAS: 1357447-02-9)], Pigment Blue 151 [(CAS: 685529-31-1)], PigmentBlue 16 [(CAS: 424827-05-4)], Pigment Blue 17 [(CAS: 153640-87-0)],Pigment Blue 17 [(CAS: 71799-04-7)], Pigment Blue 19 [(CAS:58569-23-6)], Pigment Blue 2 [(CAS: 1126074-38-1)], Pigment Blue 20[(CAS: 945558-74-7)], Pigment Blue 209 [(CAS: 215590-82-2)], PigmentBlue 23 [(CAS: 57486-30-3)], Pigment Blue 24 [(CAS: 1042940-03-3)],Pigment Blue 28 [(CAS: 151732-17-1)], Pigment Blue 29 [(CAS:151732-19-3)], Pigment Blue 31 [(CAS: 945558-75-8)], Pigment Blue 4[(CAS: 945558-70-3)], Pigment Blue 5 [(CAS: 945558-72-5)], Pigment Blue52 [(CAS: 945558-90-7)], Pigment Blue 53 [(CAS: 945558-91-8)], PigmentBlue 53 [(CAS: 190454-42-3)], Pigment Blue 56 [(CAS: 64427-27-6)],Pigment Blue 58 [(CAS: 12236-58-7)], Pigment Blue 59 [(CAS:12236-59-8)], Pigment Blue 6 [(CAS: 371759-37-4)], Pigment Blue 61[(CAS: 1126075-97-5)], Pigment Blue 63 [(CAS: 815586-00-6)], PigmentBlue 67 [(CAS: 945558-93-0)], Pigment Blue 68 [(CAS: 129406-28-6)],Pigment Blue 69 [(CAS: 945558-94-1)], Pigment Blue 7 [(CAS:71838-91-0)], Pigment Blue 7 [(CAS: 120177-75-5)], Pigment Blue 70[(CAS: 72827-99-7)], Pigment Blue 77 [(CAS: 945558-95-2)], Pigment Blue8 [(CAS: 12224-90-7)], Pigment Blue 80 [(CAS: 391663-82-4)], PigmentBlue 81 [(CAS: 945558-98-5)], Pigment Blue 83 [(CAS: 1126076-49-0)],Pigment Blue 84 [(CAS: 2095508-48-6)], Pigment Brown 126 [(CAS:128664-60-8)], Pigment Brown 29 [(CAS: 109414-04-2)], Pigment Brown 3[(CAS: 1325-24-2)], Pigment Brown 30 [(CAS: 135668-57-4)], Pigment Brown31 [(CAS: 126338-71-4)], Pigment Brown 32 [(CAS: 72828-00-3)], PigmentBrown 36 [(CAS: 945563-08-6)], Pigment Brown 4 [(CAS: 109944-91-4)],Pigment Brown 40 [(CAS: 945563-13-3)], Pigment Brown 41 [(CAS:211502-16-8)], Pigment Brown 42 [(CAS: 211502-17-9)], Pigment Brown 43[(CAS: 75864-23-2)], Pigment Brown 44 [(CAS: 945563-18-8)], PigmentBrown 45 [(CAS: 945563-37-1)], Pigment Brown 46 [(CAS: 945563-38-2)],Pigment Brown 47 [(CAS: 945563-39-3)], Pigment Brown 48 [(CAS:2170864-80-7)], Pigment Brown 5 [(CAS: 16521-34-9)], Pigment Brown 6[(CAS: 1275574-14-5)], Pigment Green 1 [(CAS: 68814-00-6)], PigmentGreen 1 [(CAS: 68123-12-6)], Pigment Green 13 [(CAS: 148092-61-9)],Pigment Green 14 [(CAS: 114013-40-0)], Pigment Green 16 [(CAS:65505-26-2)], Pigment Green 2 [(CAS: 12213-69-3)], Pigment Green 2[(CAS: 76963-33-2)], Pigment Green 25 [(CAS: 945560-75-8)], PigmentGreen 45 [(CAS: 945561-39-7)], Pigment Green 46 [(CAS: 945561-40-0)],Pigment Green 48 [(CAS: 945561-55-7)], Pigment Green 49 [(CAS:945561-56-8)], Pigment Green 52 [(CAS: 945562-08-3)], Pigment Green 55[(CAS: 945563-02-0)], Pigment Green 56 [(CAS: 945563-05-3)], PigmentGreen 59 [(CAS: 2170445-83-5)], Pigment Green 6 [(CAS: 945559-56-8)],Pigment Green 62 [(CAS: 2108056-55-7)], Pigment Green 63 [(CAS:2108056-56-8)], Pigment Green 7 [(CAS: 68022-83-3)], Pigment Green 77[(CAS: 12715-62-7)], Pigment Green 7-Pigment Yellow 93 mixt. [(CAS:1046461-83-9)], Pigment Orange 12 [(CAS: 945426-49-3)], Pigment Orange20 [(CAS: 957128-28-8)], Pigment Orange 25 [(CAS: 12224-97-4)], PigmentOrange 32 [(CAS: 945426-51-7)], Pigment Orange 36 [(CAS: 12236-62-3)],Pigment Orange 38 [(CAS: 12236-64-5)], Pigment Orange 42 [(CAS:12768-99-9)], Pigment Orange 43-Pigment Orange 64 mixt. [(CAS:1046461-84-0)], Pigment Orange 47 [(CAS: 71819-73-3)], Pigment Orange 48[(CAS: 71819-74-4)], Pigment Orange 49 [(CAS: 71819-75-5)], PigmentOrange 50 [(CAS: 76780-89-7)], Pigment Orange 51 [(CAS: 61512-61-6)],Pigment Orange 52 [(CAS: 61512-62-7)], Pigment Orange 53 [(CAS:945426-52-8)], Pigment Orange 54 [(CAS: 945426-53-9)], Pigment Orange 55[(CAS: 304891-88-1)], Pigment Orange 56 [(CAS: 74433-73-1)], PigmentOrange 57 [(CAS: 945426-54-0)], Pigment Orange 58 [(CAS: 945426-55-1)],Pigment Orange 59 [(CAS: 304891-93-8)], Pigment Orange 60 [(CAS:68399-99-5)], Pigment Orange 62 [(CAS: 52846-56-7)], Pigment Orange 63[(CAS: 76233-79-9)], Pigment Orange 70 [(CAS: 914936-31-5)], PigmentOrange 74 [(CAS: 516493-26-8)], Pigment Orange 76 [(CAS: 945426-61-9)],Pigment Orange 79 [(CAS: 945426-62-0)], Pigment Orange 8 [(CAS:945426-48-2)], Pigment Orange 80 [(CAS: 945426-63-1)], Pigment Orange 81[(CAS: 656223-72-2)], Pigment Orange 82 [(CAS: 2170864-77-2)], PigmentOrange 86 [(CAS: 1883421-38-2)], Pigment Orange 9 [(CAS: 71799-05-8)],Pigment Red 1 [(CAS: 39781-24-3)], Pigment Red 102 [(CAS: 1332-25-8)],Pigment Red 108 [(CAS: 918496-78-3)], Pigment Red 110 [(CAS:854102-21-9)], Pigment Red 111 [(CAS: 12224-99-6)], Pigment Red 118[(CAS: 945428-13-7)], Pigment Red 120 [(CAS: 57485-96-8)], Pigment Red123 [(CAS: 24108-89-2)], Pigment Red 134 [(CAS: 12286-59-8)], PigmentRed 135 [(CAS: 945428-14-8)], Pigment Red 136 [(CAS: 945428-21-7)],Pigment Red 137 [(CAS: 71799-07-0)], Pigment Red 139 [(CAS:12262-44-1)], Pigment Red 140 [(CAS: 383890-12-8)], Pigment Red 142[(CAS: 109944-97-0)], Pigment Red 143 [(CAS: 12286-63-4)], Pigment Red152 [(CAS: 405113-25-9)], Pigment Red 154 [(CAS: 109944-98-1)], PigmentRed 155 [(CAS: 109944-99-2)], Pigment Red 156 [(CAS: 109945-00-8)],Pigment Red 158 [(CAS: 945552-90-9)], Pigment Red 159 [(CAS:109945-01-9)], Pigment Red 160 [(CAS: 854524-60-0)], Pigment Red 161[(CAS: 945552-91-0)], Pigment Red 165 [(CAS: 12225-03-5)], Pigment Red167 [(CAS: 12236-66-7)], Pigment Red 176 [(CAS: 12225-06-8)], PigmentRed 178 [(CAS: 3049-71-6)], Pigment Red 17-Pigment Red 150-Pigment White18 mixt. [(CAS: 2247196-29-6)], Pigment Red 180 [(CAS: 12769-00-5)],Pigment Red 182 [(CAS: 61036-51-9)], Pigment Red 183 [(CAS:51920-11-7)], Pigment Red 191 [(CAS: 85068-75-3)], Pigment Red 199[(CAS: 61901-78-8)], Pigment Red 20 [(CAS: 945426-74-4)], Pigment Red200 [(CAS: 67801-10-9)], Pigment Red 201 [(CAS: 68258-66-2)], PigmentRed 202-Pigment Violet 19 mixt. [(CAS: 1122063-75-5)], Pigment Red 203[(CAS: 945553-87-7)], Pigment Red 204 [(CAS: 438231-79-9)], Pigment Red205 [(CAS: 741692-71-7)], Pigment Red 206 [(CAS: 71819-76-6)], PigmentRed 207 [(CAS: 71819-77-7)], Pigment Red 215 [(CAS: 304892-29-3)],Pigment Red 217 [(CAS: 155421-17-3)], Pigment Red 218 [(CAS:383891-32-5)], Pigment Red 219 [(CAS: 909006-21-9)], Pigment Red 223[(CAS: 26789-26-4)], Pigment Red 225 [(CAS: 125270-32-8)], Pigment Red227 [(CAS: 71872-64-5)], Pigment Red 228 [(CAS: 304898-64-4)], PigmentRed 234 [(CAS: 945554-26-7)], Pigment Red 237 [(CAS: 220424-27-1)],Pigment Red 238 [(CAS: 140114-63-2)], Pigment Red 239 [(CAS:220424-28-2)], Pigment Red 240 [(CAS: 141489-67-0)], Pigment Red 241[(CAS: 945554-27-8)], Pigment Red 244 [(CAS: 882858-66-4)], Pigment Red245 [(CAS: 68016-05-7)], Pigment Red 246 [(CAS: 431991-59-2)], PigmentRed 249 [(CAS: 97955-62-9)], Pigment Red 25 [(CAS: 945426-75-5)],Pigment Red 250 [(CAS: 146358-78-3)], Pigment Red 252 [(CAS:945554-31-4)], Pigment Red 26 [(CAS: 109944-92-5)], Pigment Red 262[(CAS: 211502-19-1)], Pigment Red 263 [(CAS: 278792-06-6)], Pigment Red270 [(CAS: 251086-13-2)], Pigment Red 272 [(CAS: 350249-32-0)], PigmentRed 276 [(CAS: 945554-32-5)], Pigment Red 277 [(CAS: 945554-33-6)],Pigment Red 278 [(CAS: 945554-34-7)], Pigment Red 279 [(CAS:832743-59-6)], Pigment Red 280 [(CAS: 945554-58-5)], Pigment Red 281[(CAS: 945554-64-3)], Pigment Red 282 [(CAS: 938065-79-3)], Pigment Red283 [(CAS: 945554-67-6)], Pigment Red 284 [(CAS: 1089180-60-8)], PigmentRed 285 [(CAS: 1248412-35-2)], Pigment Red 29 [(CAS: 109944-93-6)],Pigment Red 34 [(CAS: 71872-60-1)], Pigment Red 35 [(CAS: 104491-86-3)],Pigment Red 46 [(CAS: 945427-33-8)], Pigment Red 47 [(CAS:945427-55-4)], Pigment Red 48 [(CAS: 16013-44-8)], Pigment Red 48 [(CAS:17797-35-2)], Pigment Red 48-Pigment Red 122 mixt. [(CAS:1046461-81-7)], Pigment Red 48 [(CAS: 218138-44-4)], Pigment Red 48[(CAS: 218138-41-1)], Pigment Red 48 [(CAS: 68023-17-6)], Pigment Red 51[(CAS: 25705-30-0)], Pigment Red 51 [(CAS: 446242-29-1)], Pigment Red 52[(CAS: 27757-95-5)], Pigment Red 52 [(CAS: 67828-72-2)], Pigment Red 52[(CAS: 218138-27-3)], Pigment Red 53 [(CAS: 15958-19-7)], Pigment Red 56[(CAS: 25310-96-7)], Pigment Red 57 [(CAS: 88593-07-1)], Pigment Red 58[(CAS: 25310-97-8)], Pigment Red 59 [(CAS: 945427-99-6)], Pigment Red 60[(CAS: 446245-60-9)], Pigment Red 63 [(CAS: 5858-84-4)], Pigment Red 63[(CAS: 16510-21-7)], Pigment Red 63 [(CAS: 1325-13-9)], Pigment Red 64[(CAS: 5858-77-5)], Pigment Red 68 [(CAS: 25311-19-7)], Pigment Red 71[(CAS: 384329-78-6)], Pigment Red 72 [(CAS: 945428-03-5)], Pigment Red73 [(CAS: 109944-94-7)], Pigment Red 74 [(CAS: 109944-95-8)], PigmentRed 75 [(CAS: 109944-96-9)], Pigment Red 78 [(CAS: 71799-06-9)], PigmentRed 81-Pigment White 21 mixt. [(CAS: 192390-71-9)], Pigment Red 82[(CAS: 110927-51-0)], Pigment Red 88 [(CAS: 14295-43-3)], Pigment Red 90[(CAS: 51868-24-7)], Pigment Red 92 [(CAS: 909006-04-8)], Pigment Red 94[(CAS: 12213-62-6)], Pigment Red 96 [(CAS: 945428-04-6)], Pigment Red 97[(CAS: 239795-92-7)], Pigment Red 98 [(CAS: 945428-07-9)], PigmentViolet 1 [(CAS: 63022-09-3)], Pigment Violet 1 [(CAS: 62973-79-9)],Pigment Violet 11 [(CAS: 875014-31-6)], Pigment Violet 11 [(CAS:765310-46-1)], Pigment Violet 122 [(CAS: 104491-87-4)], Pigment Violet123 [(CAS: 80619-33-6)], Pigment Violet 17 [(CAS: 945554-69-8)], PigmentViolet 18 [(CAS: 945554-81-4)], Pigment Violet 21 [(CAS: 945555-53-3)],Pigment Violet 26 [(CAS: 945556-80-9)], Pigment Violet 28 [(CAS:12236-70-3)], Pigment Violet 30 [(CAS: 12225-07-9)], Pigment Violet 32[(CAS: 12225-08-0)], Pigment Violet 34 [(CAS: 12612-32-7)], PigmentViolet 35 [(CAS: 55177-94-1)], Pigment Violet 39 [(CAS: 64070-98-0)],Pigment Violet 39 [(CAS: 68477-21-4)], Pigment Violet 4 [(CAS:68310-88-3)], Pigment Violet 40 [(CAS: 61968-83-0)], Pigment Violet 41[(CAS: 945557-07-3)], Pigment Violet 42 [(CAS: 71819-79-9)], PigmentViolet 43 [(CAS: 79665-29-5)], Pigment Violet 44 [(CAS: 87209-55-0)],Pigment Violet 45 [(CAS: 945557-40-4)], Pigment Violet 46 [(CAS:945557-42-6)], Pigment Violet 5 [(CAS: 22297-70-7)], Pigment Violet 50[(CAS: 76233-81-3)], Pigment Violet 51 [(CAS: 945557-43-7)], PigmentViolet 52 [(CAS: 945557-99-3)], Pigment Violet 53 [(CAS: 945558-15-6)],Pigment Violet 54 [(CAS: 1126076-80-9)], Pigment Violet 55 [(CAS:1126076-86-5)], Pigment Violet 56 [(CAS: 1126076-93-4)], Pigment Violet7 [(CAS: 16035-60-2)], Pigment Violet 9 [(CAS: 945554-68-7)], PigmentYellow 1 [(CAS: 12240-03-8)], Pigment Yellow 102 [(CAS: 12236-74-7)],Pigment Yellow 103 [(CAS: 12225-22-8)], Pigment Yellow 106 [(CAS:12225-23-9)], Pigment Yellow 107 [(CAS: 12270-64-3)], Pigment Yellow 113[(CAS: 14359-20-7)], Pigment Yellow 120 [(CAS: 29920-31-8)], PigmentYellow 121 [(CAS: 14569-54-1)], Pigment Yellow 122 [(CAS: 852620-87-2)],Pigment Yellow 125 [(CAS: 304891-45-0)], Pigment Yellow 131 [(CAS:945423-41-6)], Pigment Yellow 132 [(CAS: 945424-04-4)], Pigment Yellow135 [(CAS: 945424-77-1)], Pigment Yellow 136 [(CAS: 181285-33-6)],Pigment Yellow 140 [(CAS: 945425-58-1)], Pigment Yellow 141 [(CAS:945425-59-2)], Pigment Yellow 142 [(CAS: 177020-91-6)], Pigment Yellow143 [(CAS: 945425-60-5)], Pigment Yellow 144 [(CAS: 945425-61-6)],Pigment Yellow 145 [(CAS: 115742-72-8)], Pigment Yellow 146 [(CAS:945425-66-1)], Pigment Yellow 149 [(CAS: 945425-67-2)], Pigment Yellow150 [(CAS: 939382-97-5)], Pigment Yellow 151 [(CAS: 31837-42-0)],Pigment Yellow 154 [(CAS: 68134-22-5)], Pigment Yellow 156 [(CAS:63661-26-7)], Pigment Yellow 165 [(CAS: 865763-85-5)], Pigment Yellow166 [(CAS: 76233-82-4)], Pigment Yellow 170 [(CAS: 31775-16-3)], PigmentYellow 171 [(CAS: 53815-04-6)], Pigment Yellow 172 [(CAS: 76233-80-2)],Pigment Yellow 175 [(CAS: 35636-63-6)], Pigment Yellow 178 [(CAS:945425-73-0)], Pigment Yellow 17 [(CAS: 221358-38-9)], Pigment Yellow 18[(CAS: 1326-11-0)], Pigment Yellow 18 [(CAS: 68310-89-4)], PigmentYellow 186 [(CAS: 945425-92-3)], Pigment Yellow 187 [(CAS:131439-24-2)], Pigment Yellow 189 [(CAS: 69011-05-8)], Pigment Yellow191 [(CAS: 1051932-58-1)], Pigment Yellow 195 [(CAS: 135668-58-5)],Pigment Yellow 196 [(CAS: 945425-96-7)], Pigment Yellow 197 [(CAS:945425-97-8)], Pigment Yellow 198 [(CAS: 516493-10-0)], Pigment Yellow20 [(CAS: 61512-63-8)], Pigment Yellow 200 [(CAS: 945425-98-9)], PigmentYellow 201 [(CAS: 945425-99-0)], Pigment Yellow 204 [(CAS:945426-05-1)], Pigment Yellow 205 [(CAS: 945426-18-6)], Pigment Yellow206 [(CAS: 945426-19-7)], Pigment Yellow 207 [(CAS: 945426-23-3)],Pigment Yellow 208 [(CAS: 945426-25-5)], Pigment Yellow 209 [(CAS:945426-27-7)], Pigment Yellow 21 [(CAS: 945421-49-8)], Pigment Yellow210 [(CAS: 945426-35-7)], Pigment Yellow 211 [(CAS: 945426-36-8)],Pigment Yellow 212 [(CAS: 945426-37-9)], Pigment Yellow 214 [(CAS:577980-23-5)], Pigment Yellow 215 [(CAS: 913621-26-8)], Pigment Yellow216 [(CAS: 817181-98-9)], Pigment Yellow 217 [(CAS: 945426-39-1)],Pigment Yellow 219 [(CAS: 874963-72-1)], Pigment Yellow 221 [(CAS:945426-41-5)], Pigment Yellow 223 [(CAS: 2095507-47-2)], Pigment Yellow224 [(CAS: 1207669-05-3)], Pigment Yellow 23 [(CAS: 4981-43-5)], PigmentYellow 231 [(CAS: 2148300-50-7)], Pigment Yellow 25 [(CAS:945421-63-6)], Pigment Yellow 26 [(CAS: 945421-64-7)], Pigment Yellow 27[(CAS: 945421-65-8)], Pigment Yellow 28 [(CAS: 945421-66-9)], PigmentYellow 29 [(CAS: 945421-67-0)], Pigment Yellow 34 [(CAS: 147858-25-1)],Pigment Yellow 36 [(CAS: 37300-23-5)], Pigment Yellow 37 [(CAS:68859-25-6)], Pigment Yellow 40 [(CAS: 13782-01-9)], Pigment Yellow 47[(CAS: 12060-00-3)], Pigment Yellow 50 [(CAS: 945421-71-6)], PigmentYellow 51 [(CAS: 945421-76-1)], Pigment Yellow 56 [(CAS: 12225-09-1)],Pigment Yellow 58 [(CAS: 12225-11-5)], Pigment Yellow 61 [(CAS:12286-65-6)], Pigment Yellow 72 [(CAS: 945421-81-8)], Pigment Yellow 79[(CAS: 331414-25-6)], Pigment Yellow 8 [(CAS: 71872-65-6)], PigmentYellow 80 [(CAS: 945421-85-2)], Pigment Yellow 82 [(CAS: 12225-14-8)],Pigment Yellow 84 [(CAS: 945421-87-4)], Pigment Yellow 85 [(CAS:12286-67-8)], Pigment Yellow 86 [(CAS: 12286-68-9)], Pigment Yellow 86[(CAS: 5280-65-9)], Pigment Yellow 88 [(CAS: 945422-67-3)], PigmentYellow 89 [(CAS: 945422-85-5)], Pigment Yellow 90 [(CAS: 713104-87-1)],Pigment Yellow 91 [(CAS: 945423-18-7)], Pigment Yellow 96 [(CAS:12213-63-7)], Pigment Yellow 97 [(CAS: 12225-18-2)], Pigment Yellow 99[(CAS: 12225-20-6)]

The pigment(s) used in the color composition can include at least twodifferent pigments selected from the above pigment group, or can includeat least three different pigments selected from the above pigment group.According to an embodiment, the pigment(s) used in the color compositioncan include at least one yellow pigment selected from the yellow pigmentgroup consisting of: a Pigment Yellow 83 (CI 21108), CAS #5567-15-7,Pigment Yellow 155 (C.I. 200310), (CAS: 68516-73-4), Pigment Yellow 180(C.I. 21290), (CAS: 77804-81-0).

In addition to the at least one yellow pigment, or alternatively, thepigments(s) used in the color composition can include at least one redpigment selected from the red pigment group consisting of: Pigment Red 5(CI 12490), (CAS #6410-41-9), Pigment Red 112 (CI 12370), (CAS#6535-46-2), Pigment Red 122 (CI 73915), (CAS #980-26-7).

In addition to the at least one yellow pigment and/or the at least onered pigment, or alternatively, the pigments(s) used in the colorcomposition can include at least one green pigment selected from thegreen pigment group consisting of: Pigment Green 36, (C.I. 74265), (CAS:14302-13-7).

In addition to the at least one yellow pigment and/or the at least onered pigment and or the at least one green pigment, or alternatively, thepigments(s) used in the color composition can include at least one bluepigment selected from the blue pigment group consisting of: Pigment Blue16, (CAS: 424827-05-4), Pigment Blue 60 (C.I. 69800), (CAS: 81-77-6),Pigment Blue 66, (C.I. 73000), (CAS: 482-89-3)

In addition to the at least one yellow pigment and/or the at least onered pigment and/or the at least one green pigment, and/or the at leastone blue pigment or alternatively, the pigments(s) used in the colorcomposition can include at least one black pigment selected from theblack pigment group consisting of: Pigment Black 6 (C.I. 77266), (CAS1333-86-4), Pigment Black 7 (C.I. 77266), (CAS 1333-86-4).

The pigment(s) can optionally have a surface zeta potential of ≥±15 mV,preferably ≥+20 mV, more preferably ≥±25 mV. The surface zeta potentialcan be measured with a zetasizer, for example, a Zetasizer 3000 HS.Surface zeta potential measurements are conducted, for example,according to ISO 13099.

For example, the white or colored organic pigments can be chosen fromcarmine, carbon black, aniline black, melanin, azo yellow, quinacridone,phthalocyanin blue, sorghum red, the blue pigments codified in the ColorIndex under the references CI 42090, 69800, 69825, 73000, 74100, and74160, the yellow pigments codified in the Color Index under thereferences CI 11680, 11710, 15985, 19140, 20040, 21090, 21100, 21108,47000, 47005 and 77492.

The green pigments codified in the Color Index under the references CI61565, 61570, 74265, and 74260, the orange pigments codified in theColor Index under the references CI 11725, 12075, 15510, 45370, and71105, the red pigments codified in the Color Index under the referencesCI 12085, 12120, 12370, 12420, 12490, 14700, 15525, 15580, 15585, 15620,15630, 15800, 15850, 15865, 15880, 17200, 26100, 45380, 45410, 45430,58000, 73360, 73915, 75470, and 77491 and the pigments obtained byoxidative polymerization of indole or phenolic derivatives.

Non-limiting examples that can also be mentioned include pigmentarypastes of organic pigments, such as the products sold by the companyHoechst under the names: JAUNE COSMENYL IOG: Pigment Yellow 3 (CI11710); JAUNE COSMENYL G: Pigment Yellow 1 (CI 11680); ORANGE COSMENYLGR: Pigment Orange 43 (CI 71105); ROUGE COSMENYL R: Pigment Red 4 (CI12085); CARMINE COSMENYL FB: Pigment Red 5 (CI 12490); VIOLET COSMENYLRL: Pigment Violet 23 (CI 51319); BLEU COSMENYL A2R: Pigment Blue 15.1(CI 74160); VERT COSMENYL GG: Pigment Green 7 (CI 74260); and NOIRCOSMENYL R: Pigment Black 7 (CI 77266).

The at least one pigment in accordance with the present disclosure canalso be in the form of at least one composite pigment as described inEuropean Patent Publication No. EP 1 184 426 A2. These compositepigments can be, for example, compounds of particles comprising amineral core, at least one binder for ensuring the binding of theorganic pigments to the core, and at least one organic pigment at leastpartially covering the core.

The at least one pigment in accordance with the present disclosure canbe in the form of small undissolved microparticles, which do not diffuseinto the hair color, but deposit on the outer wall of the keratin fiber.Suitable color pigments can be of organic and/or inorganic origin. Butthe pigments can also be inorganic color pigments, given the excellentlight, weather and/or temperature resistance thereof.

Inorganic pigments, whether natural or synthetic in origin, includethose produced from chalk, red ocher, umbra, green earth, burnt siennaor graphite, for example. Furthermore, it is possible to use blackpigments, such as iron oxide black, color pigments such as ultramarineor iron oxide red, and fluorescent or phosphorescent pigments asinorganic color pigments.

Colored metal oxides, metal hydroxides and metal oxide hydrates, mixedphase pigments, sulfurous silicates, silicates, metal sulfides, complexmetal cyanides, metal sulfates, metal chromates and/or metal molybdatesare particularly suitable. In particular, preferred color pigments areblack iron oxide (Cl 77499), yellow iron oxide (Cl 77492), red and browniron oxide (Cl 77491), manganese violet (Cl 77742), ultramarine (sodiumaluminum sulfosilicates, Cl 77007, Pigment Blue 29), chromium oxidehydrate (CI 77289), iron blue (ferric ferrocyanide, CI 77510) and/orcarmine (cochineal).

The at least one pigment can also be colored pearlescent pigments. Theseare usually mica-based and can be coated with one or more metal oxidesfrom the group consisting of titanium dioxide (CI 77891), black ironoxide (CI 77499), yellow iron oxide (CI 77492), red and brown iron oxide(Cl 77491, CI 77499), manganese violet (Cl 77742), ultramarine (sodiumaluminum sulfosilicates, CI 77007, Pigment Blue 29), chromium oxidehydrate (CI 77289), chromium oxide (CI 77288) and/or iron blue (ferricferrocyanide, CI 77510).

Mica forms part of the phyllosilicates, including muscovite, phlogopite,paragonite, biotite, lepidolite, and margarite. To produce thepearlescent pigments in combination with metal oxides, the mica,primarily muscovite or phlogopite, is coated with a metal oxide.

As an alternative to natural mica, it is also optionally possible to usesynthetic mica coated with one or more metal oxides as the pearlescentpigment. Such suitable pearlescent pigments based on natural micas aredescribed in, e.g., WO 2005/065632. The at least one pigment can also bepearlescent pigments based on natural or synthetic mica and are coatedwith one or more of the aforementioned metal oxides. The color of therespective pigments can be varied by varying the layer thickness of themetal oxide or metal oxides.

The at least one pigment can also be at least one inorganic colorpigment selected from the group consisting of colored metal oxides,metal hydroxides, metal oxide hydrates, silicates, metal sulfides,complex metal cyanides, metal sulfates, bronze pigments and/or coloredpigments based on mica, which are coated with at least one metal oxideand/or a metal oxychloride.

The at least one pigment can also be at least one mica-based coloredpigment, which is coated with one or more metal oxides from the groupconsisting of titanium dioxide (CI 77891), black iron oxide (CI 77499),yellow iron oxide (CI 77492), red and/or brown iron oxide (Cl 77491, CI77499), manganese violet (Cl 77742), ultramarine (sodium aluminumsulfosilicates, CI 77007, Pigment Blue 29), chromium oxide hydrate (CI77289), chromium oxide (CI 77288) and/or iron blue (ferric ferrocyanide,CI 77510).

The at least one pigment can also be color pigments commerciallyavailable, for example, under the trade names Rona®, Colorona®,Dichrona® and Timiron® from Merck, Ariabel® and Unipure® from Sensient,Prestige® from Eckart Cosmetic Colors, and Sunshine® from Sunstar.

The at least one pigment can also be color pigments bearing the tradename Colorona® are, for example: Colorona Copper, Merck, MICA, Cl 77491(IRON OXIDES); Colorona Passion Orange, Merck, Mica, Cl 77491 (IronOxides), Alumina; Colorona Patina Silver, Merck, MICA, Cl 77499 (IRONOXIDES), Cl 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE); Colorona RY, Merck, Cl 77891(TITANIUM DIOXIDE), MICA, Cl 75470 (CARMINE); Colorona Oriental Beige,Merck, MICA, Cl 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE), Cl 77491 (IRON OXIDES);Colorona Dark Blue, Merck, MICA, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, FERRIC FERROCYANIDE;Colorona Chameleon, Merck, Cl 77491 (IRON OXIDES), MICA; ColoronaAborigine Amber, Merck, MICA, Cl 77499 (IRON OXIDES), Cl 77891 (TITANIUMDIOXIDE); Colorona Blackstar Blue, Merck, Cl 77499 (IRON OXIDES), MICA;Colorona Patagonian Purple, Merck, MICA, Cl 77491 (IRON OXIDES), Cl77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE), Cl 77510 (FERRIC FERROCYANIDE); Colorona RedBrown, Merck, MICA, Cl 77491 (IRON OXIDES), Cl 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE);Colorona Russet, Merck, C177491 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE), MICA, Cl 77891 (IRONOXIDES); Colorona Imperial Red, Merck, MICA, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (Ci77891), D&C RED NO. 30 (C173360); Colorona Majestic Green, Merck, Cl77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE), MICA, Cl 77288 (CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS);Colorona Light Blue, Merck, MICA, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (Cl 77891), FERRICFERROCYANIDE (C177510); Colorona Red Gold, Merck, MICA, Cl 77891(TITANIUM DIOXIDE), Cl 77491 (IRON); Colorona Gold Plus MP 25, Merck,MICA, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (Cl 77891), IRON OXIDES (Cl 77491); ColoronaCarmine Red, Merck, MICA, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, CARMINE Colorona BlackstarGreen, Merck, MICA, Cl 77499 (IRON OXIDES); Colorona Bordeaux, Merck,MICA, C177491 (IRON OXIDES); Colorona Bronze, Merck, MICA, C177491 (IRONOXIDES); Colorona Bronze Fine, Merck, MICA, Cl 77491 (IRON OXIDES);Colorona Fine Gold MP 20, Merck, MICA, Cl 77891 (TITANIUM DIOXIDE), Cl77491 (IRON OXIDES); Colorona Sienna Fine, Merck, Cl 77491 (IRONOXIDES), MICA Colorona Sienna, Merck, MICA, Cl 77491 (IRON OXIDES);Colorona Precious Gold, Merck, Mica, Cl 77891 (Titanium dioxide),Silica, Cl 77491 (Iron oxides), Tin oxide; Colorona Sun Gold Sparkle MP29, Merck, MICA, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, IRON OXIDES, MICA, Cl 77891, Cl 77491(EU); Colorona Mica Black, Merck, Cl 77499 (Iron oxides), Mica, Cl 77891(Titanium dioxide) Colorona Bright Gold, Merck, Mica, Cl 77891 (Titaniumdioxide), Cl 77491 (Iron oxides); Colorona Blackstar Gold, Merck, MICA,Cl 77499 (IRON OXIDES); color pigments bearing the trade name Unipure®are, for example: Unipure Red LC 381 EM, Sensient Cl 77491 (IronOxides), Silica; Unipure Black LC 989 EM, Sensient, Cl 77499 (IronOxides), Silica; Unipure Yellow LC 182 EM, Sensient, Cl 77492 (IronOxides), Silica.

Depending on the degree of the change in color that is desired on thekeratin fiber, the at least one pigment can also be can be used invarying amounts. The more color pigment that is used, the higher is theextent of the change in color in general. Starting at a certain usageamount, however, the adherence of the pigments to the keratin fiberapproaches a limiting value, beyond which it is no longer possible toincrease the extent of the change in color by further increasing thepigment amount used. While not wishing to be bound by any specifictheory, it is believed that when a certain thickness is achieved, aninsignificant amount of the incident lights passes through the pigmentlayer to make a difference to the observed color due to the hair itself.The rest of the light is either scattered back towards the surface orabsorbed.

The at least one pigment can be partially (Scheme 1, (b), where the darkoval represents a pigment, even though the pigment can be white orcolorless) or completely enveloped in a matrix (e.g., a polymer matrixor an inorganic matrix; (Scheme 1, (a)). Or the pigment can be adheredto the surface of a matrix that can be colored or colorless (Scheme 1(c)).

The matrix can be, e.g., CaCO₃, MnCO₃. Or the matrix can be a melamineformaldehyde matrix.

In another example, the at least one pigment can be encapsulated insilica, as described in Published U.S. Appl. No. 2007/0134180. Otherexamples of encapsulated pigments include encapsulated Carmine, IronOxides, Titanium dioxide, and Chrome Oxide/Hydroxide, the colorants D&CRed 21 Aluminum Lake, D&C Red 7 Calcium Lake, D&C Green 6 Liposoluble,and Aluminium Blue #1 (Indigo Carmine Lake). The encapsulated pigmentcan be titanium dioxide (used to lighten other pigments and to lendopacity to formulations) in any one of its mineral forms anatase,brookite or rutile, or mixtures thereof. Or the pigment can be at leastone iron oxide in any of the 3 basic colors—red, black and yellow ironoxides, or mixtures thereof. From these 3 oxides and the addition oftitanium dioxide, any shade of brown (skin tones) can be achieved.

The organic pigment can also be a lake. As used herein, the term “lake”means at least one dye adsorbed onto insoluble particles, the assemblythus obtained remaining insoluble during use. The inorganic substratesonto which the dyes are adsorbed can be, for example, alumina, silica,calcium sodium borosilicate, calcium aluminum borosilicate, calciumcarbonate, manganese carbonate, aluminum, nitro-dyes, triarylmethindyes, Azo-dyes, Anthrazen, Acid dyes, polymethine dyes, triarylmethindyes, aza annulene dyes and polymethine dyes.

Among the dyes, non-limiting mention can be made of cochineal carmine.Non-limiting mention can also be made of the dyes known under thefollowing names: D&C Red 21 (CI 45 380), D&C Orange 5 (CI 45 370), D&CRed 27 (CI 45 410), D&C Orange 10 (CI 45 425), D&C Red 3 (CI 45 430),D&C Red 4 (CI 15 510), D&C Red 33 (CI 17 200), D&C Yellow 5 (CI 19 140),D&C Yellow 6 (CI 15 985), D&C Green (CI 61 570), D&C Yellow 1 O (CI 77002), D&C Green 3 (CI 42 053), and D&C Blue 1 (CI 42 090). Anon-limiting example of a lake that can be mentioned is the productknown under the following name: D&C Red 7 (CI 15 850:1).

The at least one pigment can also be a pigment with special effects. Asused herein, the term “pigments with special effects” means pigmentsthat generally create a non-uniform colored appearance (characterized bya certain shade, a certain vivacity, and a certain lightness) thatchanges as a function of the conditions of observation (light,temperature, observation angles, etc.). They thus contrast with white orcolored pigments that afford a standard uniform opaque,semi-transparent, or transparent shade.

Several types of pigments with special effects exist, including thosewith a low refractive index, such as fluorescent, photochromic, orthermochromic pigments, and those with a high refractive index, such asnacres or glitter flakes. Examples of pigments with special effects ofwhich non-limiting mention can be made include nacreous pigments such asmica coated with titanium or with bismuth oxychloride, colored nacreouspigments such as titanium mica with iron oxides, titanium mica forexample with ferric blue or with chromium oxide, titanium mica with anorganic pigment of the abovementioned type, and also nacreous pigmentsbased on bismuth oxychloride. Nacreous pigments of which non-limitingmention can be made include the CELLINI nacres sold by Engelhard(mica-TiO₂-lake), PRESTIGE sold by Eckart (mica-TiO₂), PRESTIGE BRONZEsold by Eckart (mica-Fe₂O₃), and COLORONA sold by Merck(mica-TiO₂—Fe₂O₃).

In addition to nacres on a mica support, multilayer pigments based onsynthetic substrates such as alumina, silica, sodium calciumborosilicate, calcium aluminum borosilicate, and aluminum, can beenvisaged.

Non-limiting mention can also be made of pigments with an interferenceeffect that are not fixed onto a substrate, for instance liquid crystals(HELICONES HC from Wacker) and holographic interference flakes(GEOMETRIC PIGMENTS or SPECTRA F/X from Spectratek). Pigments withspecial effects also comprise fluorescent pigments, whether these aresubstances that are fluorescent in daylight or that produce anultraviolet fluorescence, phosphorescent pigments, photochromicpigments, thermochromic pigments, and quantum dots, sold, for example,by the company Quantum Dots Corporation.

Quantum dots are luminescent semiconductive nanoparticles capable ofemitting, under light excitation, irradiation with a wavelength rangingfrom 400 nm to 700 nm. These nanoparticles are known from theliterature. They can be manufactured, for example, according to theprocesses described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 6,225,198 or5,990,479, in the publications cited therein, and also in the followingpublications: Dabboussi B. O. et al. “(CdSe)ZnS core-shell quantum dots:synthesis and characterization of a size series of highly luminescentnanocrystallites” Journal of Physical Chemistry B, vol. 101, 1997 pp.9463-9475 and Peng, Xiaogang et al. “Epitaxial growth of highlyluminescent CdSe/CdS core/shell nanocrystals with photostability andelectronic accessibility”, Journal of the American Chemical Society,vol. 119, No. 30, pp. 7019-7029, all of the foregoing publications areincorporated herein by reference.

The variety of pigments that can be used in the present disclosure makesit possible to obtain a wide range of colors, and also optical effectssuch as metallic effects or interference effects.

The pigments that can be used in the present disclosure can transmitlight of various wavelengths, including visible light (e.g., lighthaving a wavelength of above 350 nm). The pigment(s) can also transmitlight of certain wavelengths, but also reflect light of certainwavelengths. And the pigment(s) can also be 100% reflective. Forexamples, reflective pigments provide a high specular reflection ofvisible light. Reflective pigments include those that are partially orcompletely coated with a non-matt and non-scattering surface layer of ametal or metal oxide. The substrate can be chosen from glasses,ceramics, graphite, metal oxides, aluminas, silicas, silicates,especially aluminosilicates and borosilicates and synthetic mica (e.g.,fluorophlogopite), to name a few. The metal or metal oxide can be,without limitation, titanium oxides, iron oxides, tin oxide, chromiumoxide, barium sulfate, MgF₂, CeF₃, ZnS, ZnSe, SiO₂, Al₂O₃, MgO, Y₂O₃,SeO₃, SiO, HfO₂, ZrO₂, CeO₂, Nb₂O₅, Ta₂O₅ and MoS₂, and mixturesthereof. Reflective pigments can have a spectral reflectance in thevisible spectrum of at least 70%.

Other reflective pigments include those having non-goniochromaticlayered structure of two or more polymeric and/or metallic layers ofdifferent refractive indices. For example, reflective particlescomprising layers of 2,6-polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) and ofpolymethyl (meth)acrylate are sold by 3M under the name Mirror Glitter™.Other effect pigments are available under the trade name MetasomesStandard/Glitter in various colors (yellow, red, green, blue) from FloraTech.

Color Gamut for Pigment Blends

CIE L*a*b* (CIELAB) is a color space specified by the InternationalCommission on Illumination. It describes all the colors visible to thehuman eye and serves as a device-independent model to be used as areference.

The three coordinates of CIELAB represent the lightness of the color(L*=0 yields black and L*=100 indicates diffuse white; specular whitemay be higher), its position between red/magenta and green (a*, negativevalues indicate green while positive values indicate magenta) and itsposition between yellow and blue (b*, negative values indicate blue andpositive values indicate yellow).

Since the L*a*b* model is a three-dimensional model, it can berepresented properly only in a three-dimensional space. Two-dimensionaldepictions include chromaticity diagrams: sections of the color solidwith a fixed lightness.

Because the red-green and yellow-blue opponent channels are computed asdifferences of lightness transformations of (putative) cone responses,CIELAB is a chromatic value color space.

In the present invention, the color gamut is determined by adding eachpigment to be tested in the hair coloring composition, and thenindividually tested at a level such that when applied to hair, theresulting CIELAB lightness or L* value of the colored hair is 60±2. Thelevel of pigment needed will depend on the pigment being tested. Twohair tresses (Kerling, Natural White special quality) have the haircoloring composition applied as described in the present invention. AMinolta spectrophotometer CM-2600d is used to measure the color of thedried hair tresses, five points on both the front and back sides, andthe values averaged. The D65 L*a*b values are calculated. When at leastthree pigments have each been measured such that their resulting colorreside within the target L* values of 60±2 the color gamut can becalculated. First the lengths of each side of the resulting triangle ofeach combination of three pigments in the a*b plane are computed usingthe following expressions. To calculate the distance between pigments 1and pigment 2 the following equation is used:Side Length SL₁₂=((a _(pigment 1) −a _(pigment 2))²+(b _(pigment 1) −b_(pigment 2))²)^(0.5).This is computed for each pair of pigments. Then for a series of threepigments.

The resulting color gamut is calculated using the expression:Color Gamut=(S(S−SL₁₂)(S−SL₁₃)(S−SL₂₃))^(0.5)wherein SL₁₂, SL₁₃, and SL₂₃ are the three lengths of the sides of thetriangle within the a*b plane, and S=(SL₁₂+SL₁₃+SL₂₃)/2. Where more thanthree pigments are used, this calculation can be performed for eachcombination of the three pigment from the more than three pigments used,and the largest Color Gamut is selected.

The hair coloring composition embodiments of the present invention canalso have a color gamut of greater than 250, greater than 500, greaterthan 750, greater than 800, greater than 900, greater than 1100 or evengreater than 1250.

Experiments Performed for Color Gamut

Using the above expression, for each combination of three pigmentspossible from Color Gamut Tables 1, as illustrated below, the colorgamut at a nominal L value of 60 was calculated.

Color Gamut Table 1 Pigment Name Supplier wt % level L a b Blue 15 PVFast Blue BG-NIP Clariant 0.155 59.3 −18.7 −2.1 Blue 16 PhthalocyanineCarbosynth 0.280 59.4 −17.3 1.5 Blue 66 Indigo 229296 Aldrich 0.105 60.0−3.1 6.8 Blue 60 Paliogen Blau L 6482 BASF 0.260 60.7 −3.9 5.9 Black 7Midnight Black Geotech 0.045 59.8 0.0 12.3 Green 36 Heliogen Green K9362 BASF 0.509 60.1 −32.8 20.2 Red 112 Permanent Red FGR 250 Clariant0.150 60.1 29.8 18.8 Red 122 Hostaperm Pink E02- Clariant 0.140 59.524.9 6.1 EDW VP4034 Violet 19 Ink Jet Magenta E5B 02 Clariant 0.200 60.628.1 10.1 M250 Red 5 Permanent Carmine FB01 Clariant 0.140 59.7 30.114.4 Yellow 155 Ink Jet Yellow 4GC Clariant 16.92 61.8 9.6 74.4 Yellow83 Novoperm Yellow HR 70 Clariant 1.059 60.0 12.5 61.8 Yellow 180 TonerYellow HG Clariant 9.16 61.4 11.2 72.8

These were formulated within an example formulation described laterusing an appropriate level of first, second and third compositions.

A few examples are exemplified of combinations of pigments and theirresulting color gamut. One skilled in the art would be able to performthis for all of the possible permutations of pigments that are assessedaccording the description above. FIGS. 1 to 6 show plots of color gamuttriangles created for a series of three pigment selections.

FIG. 1 shows that a combination of Pigment Green 36, Pigment Yellow 83and Pigment Red 122 a large triangle is plotted in the a*b* color planewith an area of 1520.

FIG. 2 shows that the combination of Pigment Green 36, Pigment Yellow 83and Pigment Blue 60 gives a smaller triangle win an area of 925.

FIG. 3 shows the combination of Pigment Black 7, Pigment Yellow 83 andPigment Red 122 gives a smaller triangle win an area of 655.

FIG. 4 shows the combination of Pigment Black 7, Pigment Blue 60 andPigment Red 122 gives a smaller triangle win an area of 92.

A second series of example are made for how to assess more than threepigments and their resulting color gamut. When plotted a series oftriangles can be plotted as shown and for each the areas is assessed.For such a system the color gamut is defined as the largest of thetriangles formed.

FIG. 5 shows a combination of Pigment Green 36, Pigment Yellow 83,Pigment Blue 60 and Pigment Red 122 a series of triangles are plottedwith areas of 803, 925, 209 and 1520. The color gamut of this pigmentsystem is 1520. [Alterative calculation of total area would yield, 1728]FIG. 6 shows a combination of Pigment Black 7, Pigment Yellow 83,Pigment Blue 60 and Pigment Red 122 a series of triangles are plottedwith areas of 803, 57, 92 and 655. The color gamut of the pigment systemis 803 [alternative approach would be the same]

In an embodiment more than one multicomponent coloring composition canbe applied to the hair in a sequential manner. For example it may bethat a first multicomponent is applied to the hair which containspigment microparticles that substantially scatter and/or reflect lightsuch that it produces the visual effect of making the hair look lighterin color, after which a second multicomponent composition is appliedwhich contains pigment microparticles that substantially absorbs lightand provides color to the hair and wherein the combination of thesequential addition of a first and second multicomponent coloringcompositions provides the final hair color. For example a firstmulticomponent coloring composition may comprise metallic flakes and thesecond multicomponent coloring composition may contain organic pigmentmicroparticles. It may also be that more than a first a secondmulticomponent coloring are applied to the hair to achieve the desiredcolor result, that three or more multicomponent coloring compositionsare applied.

E. The pH

The multicomponent composition embodiments in accordance with thepresent disclosure can have a pH ranging from about 3 to about 12,preferably about 4 to about 10 and in many embodiments 6.8 or higher.For example, the pH can be 8 or higher, 9 or higher or at most 12. Insome examples, the multicomponent composition embodiments in accordancewith the present invention can have a pH of from about 7 to about 10,about 5 to about 11 or about 6 to about 8.

The multicomponent composition in accordance with the present disclosurecan comprise a pH modifier and/or buffering agent. The amount issufficiently effective to adjust the pH of the composition/formulation.Suitable pH modifiers and/or buffering agents for use herein include,but are not limited to: ammonia, alkanolamines such as monoethanolamine,diethanolamine, triethanolamine, monopropanolamine, dipropanofamine,tripropanolamine, tripropanolamine, 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol, and2-amino-2-hydroxymethyl-1,3,-propandiol and guanidium salts, alkalimetal and ammonium hydroxides and carbonates, such as sodium hydroxide,sodium silicate, sodium meta silicate and ammonium carbonate, and acidssuch as inorganic and inorganic acids, e.g., phosphoric acid, aceticacid, ascorbic acid, citric acid or tartaric acid, hydrochloric acid,and mixtures thereof.

F. Dispersants

It will be apparent to one skilled in the art that careful and selectivechoice of dispersant can help to maximize performance in terms ofmaximizing the amount of color produced from an immobilized film,maximizing the remanence or wash fastness, and enabling removal of thecolor.

For example, in the case where the binder polymer is anionic in nature,dispersants which are anionic or nonionic are preferably chosen, ratherthan cationic, as this avoids undesired precipitation in the formulaprior to it forming a colored film on the keratin—i.e. utilizing theprinciple of avoiding opposing charges.

Likewise, the principle of choosing chemically similar dispersant andbinder (for example, a silicone binder paired with a siliconedispersant, can be followed to ensure maximum compatibility.

As well as compatibility as noted above, the other critical criterion inselecting dispersant(s) is their ability to enable pigment to bedispersed down to the primary particle size, preferably with the minimumamount of input mechanical energy. It will be recognized by someoneskilled in the art that the concentration of dispersing agent is also acritical factor. In general, it is usually required that there is aminimum amount for dispersing activity and that below this, the systemis either not fully dispersed or, worse, that the dispersant acts as aflocculant.

These two considerations together are used to define preferred materialsand their respective concentrations.

It may also be the case, depending on the type of binder polymer used,that the binder itself is also a dispersant (see below for discussion ofclasses of dispersant). In such cases it is possible that no furtherdispersing additive may be needed.

Overview of Dispersant Kinds, Properties and Chemistry

Dispersants are amphiphilic or amphipathic meaning that they arechemical compounds possessing both hydrophilic (water-loving, polar) andlipophilic (fat-loving) properties. Dispersants are surface-activepolymers that allow the homogeneous distribution and stabilization ofsolids, e.g. pigments in a liquid medium (like a binder), by loweringthe interfacial tension between the two components. As a result,agglomerates are broken up into primary particles and protected by aprotecting dispersant envelope of a re-agglomeration.

The dispersants can be subdivided on the basis of the stabilizationmechanism in

1. dispersants for electrostatic stabilization

a. Anionic dispersing additives

-   -   i. Polyacrylates    -   ii. Polyphosphates

b. Neutral dispersing additives

c. Cationic dispersing additives

2. Dispersants for steric stabilization

Electrostatic Stabilization

The pigment surface is occupied by an additive carrying an ionic charge.All pigment particles are charged the same. The mutual repulsion by thecharge is greater than the attractions of the pigment particles. Theelectrostatic stabilization has its relevance mostly in water-basedpaint systems.

-   -   Polyanionic dispersing additives: polycarboxylates (mostly salts        of polyacrylic acids), polyphosphates divided into linear        polyphosphates and cyclic metaphosphates, polyacrylates    -   salts of polyacrylic acid, as cations, sodium and ammonium are        preferred, these polyacrylates are water-soluble, technical        products have molecular weights in the range of 2000 to 20,000        g/mol, optimum is about 8000 g/mol    -   Sodium and ammonium salts of the homo- or copolymers of acrylic        acid, methacrylic acid or maleic acid.        Steric Stabilization

The attractive forces between the pigment particles are effective onlyover relatively small distances of the particles from each other. Theapproach of two particles to each other can be prevented by moleculesthat are firmly anchored to the pigment surface and carry groups thatextend from the surface and may reduce the potential for the pigments tocontact one another. By sufficiently long chain lengths, agglomerationcan be prevented.

-   -   Water-soluble polymers    -   Block or graft copolymers, so-called AB block copolymers    -   Example: AB block polymer of 2-vinylpyridine and methacrylic        acid ester    -   Example: AB block copolymer of polyester (based caprolactam) and        triethylenetetramine    -   Typical functional groups for the A segment are carboxyl, amine,        sulfate and phosphate for inogenous bonds or polyether and        polyamide for hydrogen bonds. B represents the solvated side        chain, molecular weights 1000 to 15000 g/mol, e.g. modified        polyacrylates or polyhydroxystearates    -   Hydrophilic moieties (e.g., polyethers) and pigment affinic        groups (e.g. Groups) containing oligomers or polymers.

The following types are distinguished according to the number of monomertypes used in the production:

Homopolymers: only one kind of monomer

Copolymers: two monomers

Terpolymers: three monomers

Classification according to distribution of the monomers in the polymer:

-   -   Statistical polymers: A and B segments are distributed        arbitrarily    -   Block polymers: the monomers are grouped into blocks    -   Graft polymers: these consist of a linear homopolymer backbone        on which side chains of other monomer blocks are grafted

Some examples of dispersants for solvent-based systems are:

-   -   oligomeric titanates and silanes for inorganic pigments with OH        or carboxy groups.    -   Oligomeric polymeric carboxylic acids for inorganic pigments        (cationic).    -   Polyamines for inorganic pigments, e.g., cationic polymers.    -   Salts of long-chain polyamines and polycarboxylic acids for        inorganic and organic pigments (electroneutral).    -   Amine/amide-functional polyesters/polyacrylates for the        stabilization of organic pigments.

Some examples of dispersants for aqueous systems are:

-   -   Inorganic dispersants such as fine-grained CaCO3, Ca3 (PO4) 2,        polyphosphates, polyphosphoric acids.    -   Nonionic surfactants such as ethoxlyated fatty alcohol (e.g.        Neodol 25-9), ethoxylated oils (e.g. ethxylated castor oil under        the tradename Cremophore RH410)    -   Block and graft copolymers of the type having distinct        hydrophilic and hydrophobic blocks (e.g. ethylene        oxide-propylene oxide polymers under the tradename Poloxamer)    -   Anionic surfactants consisting of the unethoxylated or        ethoxylated salts of acids (e.g. sodium ceteth-10-phosphate        under the tradename Crodafos).

Examples and classes of nonionic surfactants that can function asdispersants include oligomers (e.g., example, oligomers have up to 20monomeric units, polymers have at least 20 monomeric units), polymers,and/or a mixture of several thereof, bearing at least one functionalgroup with strong affinity for the surface of the pigmentmicroparticles. For example, they can physically or chemically attach tothe surface of the pigment microparticles. These dispersants alsocontain at least one functional group that is compatible with or solublein the continuous medium. For example, 12-hydroxystearic acid esters andC₈ to C₂₀ fatty acid esters of polyols such as glycerol or diglycerolare used, such as poly(12-hydroxystearic acid) stearate with a molecularweight of about 750 g/mol, such as the product sold under the nameSOLSPERSE 21,000 by the company Avecia, polyglyceryl-2dipolyhydroxystearate (CTFA name) sold under the reference DEHYMYLS PGPHby the company Henkel, or polyhydroxystearic acid such as the productsold under the reference ARLACEL P100 by the company Uniqema, andmixtures thereof. Similar dispersants will function to disperse thepolar functional silicone polymers that are not readily dispersibleand/or are not at least partially soluble in aqueous media.

The foregoing dispersant category involving cationic polymers includespolymers such as quaternary ammonium polymers. Examples of quaternaryammonium derivatives of polycondensed fatty acids include, such as forinstance, SOLSPERSE 17,000 sold by the company Avecia, andpolydimethylsiloxane/oxypropylene mixtures such as those sold by thecompany Dow Corning under the references DC2-5185 and DC2-5225 C.

The dispersant can be a polyolefin polymer. These dispersants includebut are not limited to an olefinic polymer having a molecular weight ofabout 100 g/mol to about 5,000,000 g/mol, such as about 1,000 g/mol toabout 1,000,000 g/mol. Examples of polymers, include, but are notlimited to poly(ethylene), poly(propylene), poly(butylene),poly(isobutylene), poly(isoprene), poly(acetal), poly(ethylene glycol),poly(propylene glycol), poly(butylene glycol), poly(methylmethacrylate),poly(dimethylsiloxane), poly(vinylalcohol), poly(styrene), poly(maleicanhydride), poly(ethylmethacrylate), poly(isobutylmethacrylate),poly(methacrylate), poly(butylmethacrylate), poly(n-butylmethacrylate),poly(vinyl butyrate), poly(vinyl chloride), polysiloxane, and mixturesthereof. The polymers can be random, block, or alternating copolymers.In some embodiments, the polymer is a co-polymer that is made from twoor more different monomers, such as the monomers that make the polymersdescribed above. Examples of copolymers include, but are not limited topolyethers, polyesters, polyamides, acrylics, and polystyrenes. Theco-polymer can be alternating monomers, random, or block. Examplesinclude a polyether of alternating or block PEO, PPO groups. Examples ofacidic groups include, but are not limited to, carboxylic acids,sulfinic acids, sulfonic acids, phosphonic acids, phosphate esters,maleic anhydrides, and succinic anhydride. In some embodiments, thedispersive additive comprises a group selected from phosphonate,phosphate, phosphite, phosphine, and phosphate ester, such as aphosphate, phosphite, and phosphonic acid. In some embodiments, theacidic group has been converted into a salt.

Representative dispersants are also available from a variety ofsuppliers, and include various nonionic (e.g., ethoxylated) and anionic(e.g., non-ethoxylated salt) forms including agents from Air Productsand Chemicals, Inc. (e.g., SURFYNOL™ PSA336); Archer Daniels Midland Co.(e.g., ULTRALEC™ F deoiled lecithin); Ashland Inc. (e.g., NEKAL™WS-25-I, which is a sodium bis(2,6-dimethyl 4heptyl)sulfosuccinate);BASF (e.g., DISPEX™ AA 4144, DISPEX ULTRA FA 4425 which is a fattyacid-modified emulsifier having a viscosity of 40,000 cps, DISPEX ULTRAFA 4420 which is a fatty acid-modified emulsifier and a dark brownliquid of unspecified viscosity, DISPEX ULTRA FA 4431 which is analiphatic polyether with acidic groups having a viscosity of 350 cps,DISPEX ULTRA PA 4501 which is a fatty acid modified polymer having aviscosity of 10,000 cps, DISPEX ULTRA PA 4510, EFKA™ PU 4010, EFKA PU4047 which is a modified polyurethane, EFKA PX 4300, EFKA ULTRA PA 4510and EFKA ULTRA PA 4530 which are modified polyacrylates, EFKA FA 4620which is an acidic polyether having a viscosity of 1,400 cps, EFKA FA4642 which is an unsaturated polyamide and acid ester salt having aviscosity of 2,000 cps, HYDROPALAT™ WE 3135, HYDROPALAT WE 3136 andHYDROPALAT WE 3317 which are difunctional block copolymer surfactantsterminating in primary hydroxyl groups and having respective viscositiesof 375, 450 and 600 cps, and TETRONIC™ 901 and TERTRONIC 904 which aretetrafunctional block copolymers terminating in primary hydroxyl groupsand having respective viscosities of 700 and 320 cps); Borchers (e.g.,BORCHI™ Gen 0451 which is a polyurethane oligomer having a viscosity ofabout 30,000 cps, BORCHI Gen 0652 which is an amine neutralized acrylicacid copolymer having a viscosity of about 75-300 cps, and BORCHI Gen1252 and BORCHI Gen 1253 which are acrylic ester copolymers havingrespective viscosities of about 1,500-3,500 and 50-300 cps); Byk-Chemie(e.g., BYK™ 156 which is a solution of an ammonium salt of an acrylatecopolymer, DISPERBYK™ which is a solution of an alkyl ammonium salt of alow-molecular-weight polycarboxylic acid polymer, DISPERBYK-102 which isan acidic copolymer, DISPERBYK™-145 which is a phosphoric ester salt ofa high molecular copolymer with pigment affinic groups and a liquid ofunspecified viscosity, DISPERBYK-190 which is a solution of a highmolecular weight block copolymer with pigment affinic groups,DISPERBYK-2013 which is a structured copolymer with pigment affinicgroups having a viscosity of 8,600 cps, DISPERBYK-2055 which is acopolymer with pigment affinic groups and a liquid of unspecifiedviscosity, DISPERBYK-2060 which is a solution of a copolymer withpigment affinic groups having a viscosity of 3,600 cps, DISPERBYK-2061which is a solution of a copolymer with pigment affinic groups having aviscosity of 491 cps, DISPERBYK-2091, DISPERBYK-2200 which is a highmolecular weight copolymer with pigment affinic groups sold in solidform as pastilles and BYKJET™-9152 which is a copolymer with pigmentaffinic groups having a viscosity of 21,600 cps); Clariant (e.g.,DISPERSOGEN™ 1728 which is an aqueous solution of a novolac derivativehaving a viscosity of 4,000 cps, DISPEROGEN 2774 which is a novolacalkoxylate having a viscosity of 4,000 cps, GENAPOL™ X 1003 and GENAPOLX 1005 which are fatty alcohol ethoxylates having respective viscositiesof about 400 cps and 1,300 cps, HOSTAPAL BV concentrate which is asulfate ester having a viscosity of about 2,700 cps); Cray Valley (e.g.,SMA1440H which is an ammonia salt of a styrene maleic anhydridecopolymer solution); Dow Chemical Co. (e.g., the TAMOL™ family ofdispersants including TAMOL 165A and TAMOL 731A); Elementis (e.g.,NUOSPERSE™ FA196 which has a viscosity of 1,200 cps); Lubrizol (e.g.,SOLSPERSE™ 27000, SOLSPERSE 28000, SOLSPERSE 32000, SOLSPERSE 39000,SOLSPERSE 64000, SOLSPERSE 65000, SOLSPERSE 66000, SOLSPERSE 71000,SOLSPERSE M387, SOLPLUS™ R700 and SOLPLUS K500); Ethox Chemicals, LLC(e.g., the E-SPERSE™ family of dispersants and ETHOX™ 4658); Evonik(e.g., TEGO™ DISPERS 656, TEGO DISPERS 685, TEGO DISPERS 750W and TEGODISPERS 757W); Rhodia Solvay Group (e.g., ABEX 2514 and ABEX 2525 whichare nonionic surfactants, RHODACAL™ IPAM which is isopropyl aminedodecylbenzene sulfonate having a viscosity of 10,000 cps, RHODAFAC™RS-710 which is a polyoxyethylene tridecyl phosphate ester, and theRHODOLINE™ family of dispersants including RHODOLINE 4170 and RHODOLINE4188); Sasol Wax GmbH (e.g., ADSPERSE™ 100, ADSPERSE 500 and ADSPERSE868) and Stepan Company (e.g., G-3300 which is an isopropyl amine saltof an alkyl aryl sulfonate having a viscosity of about 6000 cps,POLYSTEP™ A-15 which is a sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate having aviscosity of about 85 cps, POLYSTEP B-11 and POLYSTEP B-23 which areethoxylated ammonium lauryl ether sulfates respectively containing 4 or12 moles of ethylene oxide and having respective viscosities of 66 and42 cps, and POLYSTEP B-24 which is sodium lauryl sulfate having aviscosity of 100 cps).

Commercial dispersant compositions and systems of the synthetic kinddescribed above are sold by several companies who manufacture polymersystems. These include:

BASF

-   -   Water-based system—        -   Dispex® Ultra FA, Dispex® AA, Dispex® CX, Dispex® Ultra PX,            Dispex® Ultra PA    -   Solvent based system        -   Efka® FA, Dispex® Ultra FA, Efka® FA, Efka® PU, Efka® PA,            Efka® PX

Clariant

-   -   Dispersogen® 1728, Dispersogen® 2774, Dispersogen® 3169,        Dispersogen® AN 100, Dispersogen® AN 200, Dispersogen® ECS,        Dispersogen® ECO, Dispersogen® LFS 6, Dispersogen® PCE,        Dispersogen® PL 30, Dispersogen® PL 40, Dispersogen® PTS,        Dispersogen®, Emulsogen® LCN 217, Emulsogen® TS 200,        Dispersogen®, Dispersogen® FN, Dispersogen® FSE, Dispersogen® MT        200, Dispersogen® LFH, Dispersogen® 145, Dispersogen® 4387,        Hostapal® BV, Dispersogen® LEC, Dispersogen® PSM, Polyglykol 200        LVC, Polyglykol G500, Polyglykol 300, Polyglykol 400

Lubrizol

-   -   Solsperse™ 3000, Solsperse™, Solsperse™ 8000, Solsperse™,        Solsperse™ 12000S, Solsperse™ 13300, Solsperse™ 13400,        Solsperse™ 13500, Solsperse™ 13650, Solsperse™ 13940, Solsperse™        16000, Solsperse™ 17000, Solsperse™ 17940, Solsperse™ 17000,        Solsperse™ 18000, Solsperse™ 19000, Solsperse™ 20000, Solsperse™        21000, Solsperse™ 22000, Solsperse™ 24000SC, Solsperse™ 26000,        Solsperse™ 27000, Solsperse™ 28000, Solsperse™ 32000, Solsperse™        32500, Solsperse™ 32600, Solsperse™ 33000, Solsperse™ 35000,        Solsperse™ 35100, Solsperse™ 35000, Solsperse™ 36000, Solsperse™        36600, Solsperse™ 37500, Solsperse™ 38500, Solsperse™ 39000,        solsperse W100.

Byk

-   -   DISPERBYK-102, DISPERBYK-103, DISPERBYK-106, DISPERBYK-107,        DISPERBYK-108, DISPERBYK-109, DISPERBYK-110, DISPERBYK-111,        DISPERBYK-115, DISPERBYK-118, DISPERBYK-130, DISPERBYK-140,        DISPERBYK-142, DISPERBYK-145, DISPERBYK-161, DISPERBYK-162,        DISPERBYK-163, DISPERBYK-164, DISPERBYK-166, DISPERBYK-167,        DISPERBYK-168, DISPERBYK-170, DISPERBYK-171, DISPERBYK-174,        DISPERBYK-180, DISPERBYK-181, DISPERBYK-182, DISPERBYK-184,        DISPERBYK-185, DISPERBYK-187, DISPERBYK-190, DISPERBYK-191,        DISPERBYK-192, DISPERBYK-193, DISPERBYK-194 N, DISPERBYK-199,        DISPERBYK-2000, DISPERBYK-2001, DISPERBYK-2008, DISPERBYK-2009,        DISPERBYK-2010, DISPERBYK-2012, DISPERBYK-2013, DISPERBYK-2015,        DISPERBYK-2022, DISPERBYK-2023, DISPERBYK-2025, DISPERBYK-2026,        DISPERBYK-2050, DISPERBYK-2055, DISPERBYK-2060, DISPERBYK-2061,        DISPERBYK-2062, DISPERBYK-2070, DISPERBYK-2080, DISPERBYK-2081,        DISPERBYK-2096, DISPERBYK-2117, DISPERBYK-2118, DISPERBYK-2150,        DISPERBYK-2151, DISPERBYK-2152, DISPERBYK-2155, DISPERBYK-2157,        DISPERBYK-2158, DISPERBYK-2159, DISPERBYK-2163, DISPERBYK-2164,        DISPERBYK-2200, DISPERBYK-2205

DOW

-   -   TAMOL™ 1124; TAMOL™ 1254; TAMOL™ 165A; TAMOL™ 2002; TAMOL™ 2011;        TAMOL™ 681; TAMOL™ 731A; TAMOL™ 851; TAMOL™ 901; TAMOL™ 945;        TAMOL™ 960; TAMOL™ 963; TAMOL™ 983

Following the foregoing principles and guidelines, the pigmentmicroparticles can be dispersed in the composition with the addition ofat least one of a dispersant and a wetting agent. While not wishing tobe bound by any specific theory, it is believed that only when thepigments are de-aggregated into their primary particles do they deliverthe optimum optical performance. For examples, pigments with a primaryparticle size of 0.02 micron which provide brilliant bright colors, whenpresent as aggregates of around 0.3 micron provide duller colors.

The dispersant serves to protect the pigment microparticles againstagglomeration or flocculation either in the dry state or in the solvent.Dispersants also serve as wetting agents. In this capacity, dispersantsas wetting agents can be low or higher molecular weight monomericsurfactants (for example, anionic, cationic or amphoteric surfactants).Dispersants as wetting agents can be higher molecular weightsurface-active or pigment particle affinic polymers (for example,polyelectrolyte dispersants such as maleic acid copolymers, andpolyurethanes or polyacrylates containing carboxylic acid, amine orisocyanate pigment affinic anchor groups or polyethylene imines) orother type of polyelectrolytes.

Representative wetting agents include those available from a variety ofsuppliers including Air Products and Chemicals (e.g., CARBOWET™ GA-210surfactant which has a viscosity of 80 cps, CARBO WET GA-221 surfactantwhich has a viscosity of 100 cps, DYNOL™ 607 superwetter which has aviscosity of 205 cps and DYNOL 800 superwetter which has a viscosity of230 cps); Dow Chemical Co. (e.g., CAPSTONE™ fluorosurfactants FS 31, FS34, FS 35, FS 61 and FS 64); and Stepan Company (e.g., STEPWET™ DOS-70surfactant which contains 70% active ingredients and has a viscosity of200 cps, and STEPWET DOS-70EA surfactant which contains 70% activeingredients and has a viscosity of 220 cps).

G. Incorporation of Pigment in Dispersant

The pigments described herein can be chosen and/or modified to besimilar enough such that a single dispersant can be used. In otherinstances, where the pigments are different, but compatible, two or moredifferent dispersants can be used. Because of the extreme small size ofthe pigment microparticles and their affinity, combination of thepigment microparticles and dispersant to form a substantiallyhomogeneous dispersion that can subsequently be modified and/or dilutedas desired is to be accomplished before combination with any or all ofthe first, second and third components of the multicomponentcomposition.

The pigment microparticles can be dispersed and stabilized in the mediumby one or more dispersants the properties and kinds of which aredescribed above. The dispersant can either be added to the medium, or toa precursor medium or can form a coating on the microparticles tofacilitate dispersion. It is also possible to provide the microparticleswith a coating of a dispersant material and additionally provide afurther dispersant to the medium, or to a precursor medium, which isused to form the final medium.

The dispersant, either added to the medium or provided as coating,facilitates wetting of the microparticles, dispersing of themicroparticles in the medium, and stabilizing of the microparticles inthe medium.

The wetting includes replacing of materials, such as air, adsorbed onthe surface of the pigment microparticles and inside of agglomerates ofthe microparticles by the medium. Typically, a complete wetting of theindividual microparticles is desired to singularize the particles and tobreak off agglomerates formed by microparticles adhering to each other.

After wetting, the microparticles can be subjected to de-aggregate andde-agglomerate step, generally referred to as dispersing step. Thedispersing step typically includes the impact of mechanical forces suchas shear to singularize the microparticles. In addition to shearing tosingularize, the microparticles can be broken into even smallermicroparticles using, for example, roller mills, high speed mixers, andbead mills. Usual practice involves substantially homogeneous dispersionof the pigments in dispersant through the use of high shear mixing; forexample, through use to the appropriate ball mill, ultra high-pressurehomogenizer or other system known by those skilled in the art of pigmentdispersion.

During wetting and dispersing, the exposed total surface area of themicroparticles increases which is wetted by the dispersant. The amountof the dispersant may be gradually increased during dispersing toaccount for the increased surface area.

The dispersant also functions as de-flocculation agent keeping thedispersed microparticles in a dispersed state and prevent that theyflocculate to form loose aggregates. This stabilization is also neededfor long term storage purposes. Different type of stabilization such aselectrostatic stabilization and steric stabilization are possible, andthe type of dispersant is selected in view of the medium and thematerial of the microparticles.

The dispersant may be added to a dry powder of the pigment particleswhen the particles are milled to a desired size. During milling, or anyother suitable technique to singularize the pigment particles or tobreak them into smaller part, the dispersant comes in contact with andadheres to the surface of the microparticles. Freshly generatedmicroparticle surface during milling will be coated by the dispersant sothat, after milling, the microparticles with a coating formed by thedispersant are provided.

The coating with the dispersant can also be carried out in a liquidcarrier medium to which the dispersant is added. The microparticles canalso be milled in the liquid carrier.

H. Optional Components

Optional components of the composition include suspending agents,leveling agents and viscosity control agents. The suspending agents helpmaintain the pigment particles in dispersed condition and minimize ornegate their agglomeration. Suspending agents include fatty acid estersof polyols such as polyethylene glycol and polypropylene glycol. Theseare similar to plasticizers and function in similar fashion to allowpigment particles to “slip” by each other without retarding or bindinginteraction. They act as grease in this fashion. Additionally,suspending agents in part participate in promoting the stable dispersionof the pigment particles and avoid settling. The carboxylic acid polymeralso participates through its solubilization or interaction with thepigment particles and with the medium. The suspending agents provideanother factor for maintaining the stable dispersion. They not onlyprovide the “grease” to facilitate Brownian movement but also in partstabilize through interaction as emulsifiers of the pigment particles inthe medium.

The multicomponent composition embodiments in accordance with thepresent invention can also optionally contain at least one adjuvant,chosen, for example, from reducing agents, fatty substances, softeners,antifoams, moisturizers, UV-screening agents, mineral colloids,peptizers, solubilizers, fragrances, anionic, cationic, nonionic, oramphoteric surfactants, proteins, vitamins, propellants, oxyethylenatedor non-oxyethylenated waxes, paraffins, C₁₀-C₃₀ fatty acids such asstearic acid or lauric acid, and C₁₀-C₃₀ fatty amides such as lauricdiethanolamide.

The multicomponent composition embodiments in accordance with thepresent invention can further optionally contain one or more additives,including, but not limited to, antioxidants (e.g., phenolics, secondaryamines, phosphites, thioesters, and combinations thereof), crosslinkingagents, reactive diluents (e.g., low molecular weight mono- ordi-functional, non-aromatic, (meth)acrylate monomers such as1,6-hexanediol di(meth)acrylate, tripropylene glycol di(meth)acrylate,isobornyl(meth)acrylate, 2(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethyl(meth)acrylate, n-vinylformamide, tetrahydrofurfuryl(meth)acrylate, polyethylene glycoldi(meth)acrylate, tripropylene glycol di(meth)acrylate, neopentyl glycoldialkoxy di(meth)acrylate, polyethyleneglycol di(meth)acrylate, andmixtures thereof), non-reactive diluents (e.g., ethylene glycol,di(ethylene glycol), tetra(ethylene glycol), glycerol, 1,5-pentanediol,ethylene glycol monomethyl ether, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether,triethylene glycol monomethyl ether, 2-ethoxyethanol, solketal,benzonitrile, hexamethylphosphoramide, 2-N-methylpyrrolidinone andN,N-dimethylformamide); dyes, fillers (e.g., silica; carbon black; clay;titanium dioxide; silicates of aluminum, magnesium, calcium, sodium,potassium and mixtures thereof; carbonates of calcium, magnesium andmixtures thereof; oxides of silicon, calcium, zinc, iron, titanium, andaluminum; sulfates of calcium, barium, and lead; alumina trihydrate;magnesium hydroxide and mixtures thereof), plasticizers (e.g., petroleumoils such as ASTM D2226 aromatic oils; paraffinic and naphthenic oils;polyalkylbenzene oils; organic acid monoesters such as alkyl andalkoxyalkyl oleates and stearates; organic acid diesters such asdialkyl, dialkoxyalkyl, and alkyl aryl phthalates, terephthalates,sebacates, adipates, and glutarates; glycol diesters such as tri-,tetra-, and polyethylene glycol dialkanoates; trialkyl trimellitates;trialkyl, trialkoxyalkyl, alkyl diaryl, and triaryl phosphates;chlorinated paraffin oils; coumarone-indene resins; pine tars; vegetableoils such as castor, tall, rapeseed, and soybean oils and esters andepoxidized derivatives thereof; esters of dibasic acids (or theiranhydrides) with monohydric alcohols such as o-phthalates, adipates andbenzoates; and the like and combinations thereof), processing aids,ultraviolet stabilizers (e.g., a hindered amine, ano-hydroxy-phenylbenzotriazole, a 2-hydroxy-4-alkoxybenzophenone, asalicylate, a cyanoacrylate, a nickel chelate, a benzylidene malonate,oxalanilide, and combinations thereof), and combinations thereof.

An additional additive may be a tactile hair modification agent. Thesemay include, but are not limited to, a softening and/or lubricatingand/or anti-static and/or hair alignment and/or anti-frizz benefitand/or impact on the keratin fibres.

I. Solids Content

Embodiments of the multicomponent composition include solids andliquids. The solids comprise any substance or material of themulticomponent composition that in a form uncombined with any othermaterial, solvent, liquid or substance is has a solid physical form atambient conditions. Included at least are the organic polymer, the insitu linking material and the pigment microparticles of themulticomponent composition. The medium, in contrast is a liquid andfunctions as a solvent and/or a liquid in which solid particles aredispersed. The optional components as well as the plasticizer,dispersing agent, surface treatment agent, cross linking agent and othermaterials added to the medium, if any, are included in the solidscontent as long as they remain with the organic polymer, in situ linkingmaterial and pigment microparticles following application and setting ofthe multicomponent composition as a coating on strands of human hair.This includes substances that ordinarily would be regarded as liquidsbecause they would remain in the coating on strands of hair. The solidscontent of the multicomponent composition may range from about 1 wt % toabout 40 wt % relative to the total weight of the composition. Apreferred solids content ranges from about 2 wt % to about 30 wt % andanother preferred solids content ranges from about 4 wt % to about 20 wt% relative to the total weight of the composition. An especiallypreferred solids content range is about 4 wt % to about 10 wt % withcontents of about 5 wt %, about 6 wt %, about 7 wt %, about 8 wt %,about 9 wt % and about 10 wt % being more especially preferred.

Testing the Flexibility of a Coating of the Multicomponent Composition

With the film prepared above, it can also be tested for optical densityto check that the polymer film does not itself alter the hair appearanceof the hair too significantly.

Further the polymer preferably can have a glass transition point (Tg) asdescribed above so that it is possible to prevent the colored coatingfrom being damaged or cracked and to secure washing and frictionremanence.

The composition coating can have a surface energy between about 20 andabout 50 mN m⁻¹. The composition coating preferably has hightransmission, to ensure that it does not interfere with the optics ofthe hair color. The polymer preferably has a refractive index between1.4 and 1.6.

Application of First, Second, Third and/or Fourth Components of theMulticomponent Composition to Treated Material

The first, second, third and fourth components of the multicomponentcomposition may be maintained in separate storage compartments or inseparate kit form when the first, second and third functional groups ofthese components will react if together. Additionally, the substantiveconstituent of the fourth component is maintained separately if it willcatalyze or otherwise cause reaction of such functional groups. Aconvenient storage means can be utilized such as plastic squeeze tubes,plastic bottles, glass containers, sachets, multicompartment containers,tooles, spottles syringes and plunger operated dispensing devices. Unitamounts for combination can be formulated so that the entire contents ofa unit of the first component can be combined with the entire contentsof the second component for application to the treated material.Alternatively, metered or calibrated dispensing containers for providingmeasured amounts of the components as directed by printed instructionscan be provided. With some embodiments, multiple components can bepre-combined for storage and handling as long as a substantiveconstituent that would cause in situ linking is maintained in a separatecompartment.

Use of the foregoing delivery means enables preparation of an embodimentfor practice of the method of the present invention. This embodiment maycomprise sequential, simultaneous or premixed application of the firstand second components to treated material or textiles. Pigmentmicroparticles may be incorporated in either or both of the first andsecond components. This aspect of application provides a layer ofcombined first and second components on the treated material or textilesthat will undergo transformation to a coating in which the first andsecond functional groups of these components in situ interact tocovalently, electrostatically, coordinately, ionically, dipolar-wise, orentanglement-wise connect as the completed coating. Preferably the pairsof first and second functional groups are chemically reactive so thatcovalent and/or coordinate bonds are formed between the organic polymerand the in situ linking material. More preferably, these pairs arechemically reactive to form covalent bonds between the organic polymerand the in situ linking material. With this aspect alone, the resultingcoating on treated material, such as but not limited to hair, providesgood remanence against repeated shampooing, rinsing and contact withmild detergents, soap and similar wash substances.

Pretreatment with Third Component

Another embodiment of the method according to the present invention maycomprise application of the third component to the treated material as apretreatment before application of the first and second components asdescribed above. According to this embodiment of the method, the thirdcomponent containing the base compound with or without pigment, andpreferably without pigment, is applied on or to at least a portion ofthe treated material such as hair, and preferably throughout the treatedmaterial. While it is not a limitation of the invention, it is believedthat the pretreatment addition of the third component enablesenhancement of adhesion between the hair, pigments and first and secondcomponents. It is believed that the amine groups or mercapto groups orother functional groups of the third component interact withcomplementary chemical groups on the treated material and interact withthe second functional groups of the in situ linking material. Althoughit is not a limitation of the invention, it is further believed that thesecond functional groups also interact with complementary chemicalgroups of the treated material. It is believed that these chemicalinteractions, which may be covalent, coordinate, electrostatic, ionic,dipolar and/or entanglement in nature function as melding between andamong the treated material, the pigment microparticles, the organicpolymer, the in situ linking material and the base compound.

Pretreatment with the third component may be carried out prior toapplication of the first and second components. Pretreatment may becarried out immediately prior to application of the first and secondcomponents, or at least 1 hour prior to application of the first andsecond components, or at least 24 hours prior to application of thefirst and second components, or at least 10 days prior to application ofthe first and second components, or at least one month prior toapplication of the first and second components. Preferably, pretreatmentmay be carried out immediately prior to or within a few minutes up to anhour before application of the first and second components. Typically,the third component is at least partially dried with optional heating toat least substantially remove or otherwise eliminate the medium of thethird component. For example, excess medium may be removed by contactingwith an absorbent fabric or surface or the hair may by heated with ahair drier. Preferably, removal of third component medium isaccomplished before application of the first and second components.

Core and Shell Alternative

According to an embodiment in which pigment microparticles areincorporated into the third component, at least some of categories ofthe base compound can be employed to provide a “core-shell structure”(core-shell morphology) for the pigment microparticles. In the case thatthe base compound and pigment(s) have a “core-shell structure”, the“core” corresponds to the “naked” pigment which features the sameproperties as defined hereinbefore with reference to the “pigment(s)”.The “shell” corresponds to a coating layer of base compound surroundingthe “core”. The pigments having a core-shell structure may have aD₅₀(Vol) particle diameter of from 20 nm to 1 micron, typically 60 nm to900 nm, more typically 100 nm to 600 nm. As such, embodiments of thepresent invention also relate to a treated material treatmentcomposition comprising a core-shell pigment microparticle arrangement,wherein the core comprises an inorganic and/or organic pigmentmicroparticle material, and the shell comprises at least one basecompound, the at least one core-shell construct having a D₅₀(Vol)particle diameter of 20 nm to 1 μm. The shell surrounding the core maycomprise one or more polymeric shell layers. Typically, the shell maycomprise a base compound wherein the base compound is a polymeric shelllayer.

A further embodiment involving the core and shell alternative may beaccomplished by pretreatment of a prepared dispersion of pigmentmicroparticles with a portion of base compound in appropriate medium toprovide a dispersion of pigment microparticles as the core and shellconstruct ready to be combined with any of the first, second and thirdcomponents. The combination of the microparticle core and shelldispersion with any of the first, second and third components as desiredcan provide the core and shell microparticles dispersed in any of thefirst, second and third components, in any two or in all threecomponents.

Application of First and Second Components Following Pretreatment

As described above, first and second components may be applied to thetreated material in combination with the foregoing pretreatment with thethird component or may be applied without such pretreatment. In eitherarrangement, embodiments of the first and second components aremaintained separately when the first and second functional groupsconstitute reactive pairs as described above. Application of the firstand second components to pretreated or un-pretreated treated materialmay be accomplished by sequential application of the first and secondcomponents or simultaneous application of these components to the hair.Typically for sequential application, either of the first and secondcomponents may be applied first, preferably the first component isapplied first, especially for embodiments including pretreatment withthe third component. Alternatively, the first and second components maybe mixed together to form a premix immediately before application to thetreated material. Typically, the rate of reaction of the reactive pairsis pre-adjusted through concentration, steric interaction, temperature,and similar factors controlling reaction rate so that a premixpreferably will not substantially interact before the premix is appliedto the treated material. The practice of this step with thepre-treatment embodiment initially introduces combined first and secondcomponents on top of the pretreatment layer of base compound on thetreated material. Because the first and second components are in amedium, penetration, combination, mixing and/or melding of the first andsecond components into the pretreatment layer is believed to beaccomplished. The penetration is believed to enable the linking amongthe organic polymer, the in situ linking material, the base compound andthe treated material.

Application of the first and second components to pretreated treatedmaterial is preferably carried out after pretreatment. This sequence maybe carried out immediately after pretreatment, or at least 1 hour afterpretreatment, or at least 24 hours after pretreatment, or at least 10days after pretreatment, or at least one month after pretreatment.

The sequential, simultaneous or premix application of the first andsecond components may be applied to at least a portion of the treatedmaterial or may be applied all over the treated material. The portionsof first and second components may be applied sequentially,simultaneously or as a premix in a single application over all thetreated material or may be applied step-by-step to the treated material.The first and second components may be applied step-by-step, forexample, in case the treated material is damaged. Applying the first andsecond components in a step-by-step manner as described above, may helpto ensure that the treated portions of the treated material aresaturated with the combined first and second components and maytherefore provide a better coverage of the treated material.

The multicomponent composition can be applied to treated material usingthe coloring procedure described herein afterwards.

Manipulative Techniques for Application

After the pretreatment of the third component has been accomplished, andthe pretreated treated material optionally rinsed, the pretreatedtreated material can be dried. The treated material can be dried usingan elevated temperature. The temperature of the treated material can beincreased to elevated temperatures above room temperature such as 40° C.or higher, for example using a hair drier. While the treated material isbeing dried, some form of interdigitated implement can be used to helpseparate portions of the treated material, and especially separate hairstrands from one another. Examples of interdigitated devices include acomb or a brush. The treated material can be dried with a hair drierwhile simultaneously being combed or brushed until it is dry to thetouch. Alternatively, other means can be employed to dry and separatethe treated material such as hair simultaneously. For example, using acombination of air movement and vibrations will accomplish distributionof the multicomponent composition throughout the strands of hair.

Operational Method for Coating Hair

The performance of operational method aspects of the present inventioncan be applied to keratin fibers to form a coating of the multicomponentcomposition. This aspect of the invention concerns a method for coloringtreated material and comprises applying embodiments of one or moremulticomponent compositions for a time sufficient to deposit aneffective colored coating on the treated material such as each keratinfiber or hair strand. A somewhat to substantially overall distributionof the coating on the length and circumference of each fiber isproduced.

To accomplish this aspect, embodiments of the first, second and thirdcomponents of multicomponent composition are applied to the treatedmaterial according to the sequences described above by brushing,painting, spraying, atomizing, squeezing, printing, rubbing massaging orin some manner coating the treated material such as hair strands withthe embodiments. Following application of a compositional embodiment tothe treated material such as hair strands, the composition is set,cured, linked, coordinated and/or otherwise melded together preferablyby warming with blown warm air from a hair dryer or similarly treated toremove the medium, initiate in situ linking of the organic polymer, thein situ linking material, the base compound, the treated material and ifpresent, remove the volatile base. The setting leaves a substantial toessentially complete overall linked coating of the organic polymer, insitu linking material and base compound containing dispersed pigmentmicroparticles and optional additional components.

The in situ linking of the substantive constituents of first, second andthird components during application provides a linked coating thatenables it to resist for a time destruction by washing with dilutemixtures of soap and water or shampoo and water. Color remanence isdeveloped so that washing with dilute aqueous soap solution or diluteaqueous shampoo will not substantially remove the coating, but thecoating can be facilely removed by use of a transformation trigger. Theproperties of the coating include remanence, flexibility, adhesion,abrasion resistance and remanence which are due at least in part to thelinked character of the composition constituents including at least theorganic polymer, the in situ linking material and the base compound andtheir intermolecular entwining, ionic and electrostatic intermolecularinteraction, covalent and/or non-covalent linking, dipole interactionand lipophilic interaction of neutral moieties of these compositionalconstituents.

Selection of the substantive constituents of the multicomponentcomposition can be made on the basis of properties such as a solidlattice formation and interaction with the pigment microparticles. Suchproperties include the flexibility, the hardness, the adhesion, theremanence, the resistance to water or to other chemical compounds, andthe abrasion resistance. It is also possible to take advantage of themore versatile properties of block polymers (polymers comprising atleast two distinct polymer segments), grafted polymers (polymerscontaining a polymeric side chain grafted onto the homopolymer orcopolymer backbone), or random copolymers (polymers comprising at leasttwo different monomers). In the block copolymers, for example, theamount of hard and soft blocks has a significant impact on theproperties of the polymer.

The multicomponent compositions in accordance with the presentdisclosure can have a viscosity that can be controlled to enable theproduct to be applied to the hair using either a brush and bowl or abottle, but with sufficient rheology such that it does not drip and runfrom the hair onto the face or body.

Alternatively, low viscosity formulations may be applied to the hair viaa suitable application device such that it does not drip and run formthe hair onto the face and body.

The multicomponent compositions can be utilized in concentrated form orin serial dilutions, to provide for a consistent color resultssubstantially along the entire length of the keratin fibers.

The aspect of coloring mammalian or synthetic keratin fibers with amulticomponent composition as described above includes a method for thiscoloring. The method comprises:

-   -   (i) applying the above-described multicomponent composition to        keratin fibers an effective coloring amount of the composition        of medium with carboxylic acid polymer, pigment microparticles        and optional additional components;    -   (ii) setting the multicomponent composition by removing or        otherwise eliminating the medium (e.g., by drying the        composition); and.    -   (iii) setting the interaction among the first, second and third        functional groups of the multicomponent composition by        initiating the in situ linking among these groups.

During the setting/drying step, color distribution can be facilitated byconcurrently moving and/or stroking the hair with an interdigitatingdevice. Interdigitating devices include a comb or brush. Theinterdigitating device needs to be pulled substantially along the hairstrands from root to tip. It can be pulled through at a rate of 0.1 cms⁻¹ to 50 cm s⁻¹ or at a rate between 0.5 cm s⁻¹ to 20 cm s⁻¹

The multicomponent composition is applied to the mammalian or synthetickeratin fibers in any suitable way including spraying the multicomponentcomposition, massaging the keratin fibers by hand, after applying themulticomponent composition to the hand or by combing, brushing orotherwise applying the multicomponent composition throughout themammalian or synthetic keratin fibers.

Unlike current hair coloring approaches that use dyes, the color withthe multicomponent compositions described herein occurs on the surfaceof the hair strands. Current dye based approaches do provide the head ofhair with some color variation, as the strands are not identical, andsome of these differences are preserved after coloring. There are alsodifferences root to tip which also helps to provide some variation.Using a pigment based surface coloring system such as that of thepresent invention, the variation of the underlying hair can besubstantially removed, leading to a more homogeneous color result. Thiscolor result can be a more homogenous application of color. To obtain asomewhat non-homogeneous application of color that tends toward a morenatural look, the user can apply the inventive multicomponentcomposition by any of several techniques.

The methods by which the multicomponent compositions described hereinare applied can be modified, such that the user applies the product inone region of the hair, and then can apply a diluted version in anotherregion of the hair. The dilution formula is specially chosen to becompatible with the colorant formulation and reduces the coloringstrength, while maintaining the longevity of the color result. This caneffectively be a “blank” formulation, which contains broadly the samematerials as the coloring formulation, but with lower or no pigmentspresent. When diluted the ratio of the diluent to colorant can bebetween about 10:1 and about 1:10, about 8:1 and about 1:2 or about 5:1and about 1:1.

Alternatively, the amount of multicomponent composition applied can bealtered in different regions of the hair, for example half the productis applied in the lengths of the hair, leading to a less colorfulresult. The difference in amounts applied in one region of the hairversus another can be between about 4:1 and about 1:4 or about 2:1 andabout 1:2.

Alternatively, a combination of this approaches may be used to deliverthe target color variation.

When the foregoing techniques are not possible to be applied, ratherthan apply a single hair color, it may be possible to apply two or morehair colors to different regions of the hair. When this is done, thedifferent hair colors preferably provide complimentary colors so as todevelop an attractive result. The difference in colors that can be used,based on the end result on hair tresses (as described later—naturalwhite hair non-pre-bleached) are as follows. As described within theCIELCh system:

Color 1 (LCh) versus Color 2 (LCh)

Color 1 L-15<Color 2 L<Color 1 L+15

0 or Color 1 C-10<Color 2 C<Color 1 C+10

Color 1 h-45<Color 2 h<Color 1 h+45

Those skilled in the art of color measurements will know how tointerpret difference in hue angles, h, when they extend from lowpositive values to those near to 360 degrees due to the periodiccircular nature of the hue angle.

The method for use of the multicomponent composition in accordance withthe present invention can occur during any suitable period. The periodof application can be from about 0 to 30 minutes, but in any event aperiod that is sufficiently long to permit the coating of pigmentmicroparticles to coat and adhere or bind to each separate keratinfiber, substantially along the entire length of each keratin fiber. Theresultant is keratin fibers having a color and permanence that is atleast equivalent to the color resulting from oxidative hair color,except under much milder conditions.

The multicomponent compositions described herein can be prepared by themanufacturer as a full shade, e.g., one that is ready to apply to thehair, and then shipped as a discrete unit to the user. The user may needto re-blend the multicomponent composition prior to application toensure that the multicomponent composition delivers the optimumperformance. Such re-blending can require shaking the multicomponentcomposition for about 1 to about 120 seconds or from about 3 to about 60seconds. Reblending may also be performed by stirring the multicomponentcomposition prior to use. This may occur for about 1 to about 120seconds or from about 3 to about 60 seconds. Although the multicomponentcompositions according to the present invention are designed to providestable suspensions of the pigment particles, the re-blending to agitatethe microparticles and resuspend them in a substantially uniformdistribution is desirable.

Multiple compositions comprising different pigments can be blendedtogether prior to application to the keratin fibers. Such blending canbe done in a manner so as to apply a plurality of complementary surfacecolors to the keratin fibers.

The multicomponent compositions can include multiple layers, involvingmultiple applications of at least the first and second componentsfollowing the first application of the three components. It may bebeneficial also to periodically reapply the third component. Thetechniques for applying multiple layers follow the techniques describedabove for application of a single multicomponent composition.

The coating of pigment microparticles comprising at least one pigment ina coating of the substantive constituents of the multicomponentcomposition can be adhered to the treated material such as hairutilizing a coating having a total thickness at any given point alongthe hair fiber of less than about 5 μm, preferably less than about 2 μmas measured using a scanning electron microscope (SEM). To make suchmeasurements, a coated hair sample can be embedded in a suitable resin,and then sectioned root to tip using techniques known to those skilledin the art of scanning electron microscopy. The thickness of the layeron the surface can then be assessed along the line of cuticles over alength of at least 100 μm. The thickness of layer is determined byaveraging 10 points evenly spaced over the section of interest.

As described above, application of the multicomponent composition tosections of treated material such as sections of hair strands can bevaried. In addition to varying the concentration of the pigmentmicroparticles and optional coloring agent, different shades and/orcolors of multicomponent composition can be applied to differentsections of a strand of hair or a group of strands of hair. For example,the hair roots, mid sections and tips sometimes or often have differentshades of color in their natural condition. This variation can bemimicked, altered or covered through use of differing shades or colorsof the multicomponent composition. Roots, for example can be coveredwith a lighter shade and the tips can be covered with a darker shade toproduce a two tone variation of the hair. Application to the hair of afirst portion of multicomponent composition followed by stripping thecomposition from the hair mid sections and ends followed by setting theremaining composition on the hair roots will provide a first hair colorcoating on the roots. The mid-sections and tips can be dipped or brushapplied with a second portion of multicomponent composition to completethe two color or two tone treatment. The use of multiple multicomponentcompositions to produce multiple coatings on the hair can provideoverlapping, sequential or coterminous coatings on the hair according totypical and routine techniques for applying multiple versions of haircolor practiced by professional hair salons.

Post Treatment

An optional post treatment composition can be applied after treating thetreated material such as hair with the multicomponent compositionsdescribed herein. This can be applied either directly after completionof coloring with the multicomponent composition. The post treatment canbe either single application or multiple application across time. Thepost treatment can be used to improve one or more of: feel, resistanceto shampoo/conditioner/water washing treatments, and shine of the hair.Nonlimiting examples of materials used to improve the feel are thosewhich impart lubricity to the treated material such as hair strandsand/or help the hair strands separate during the drying steps. Thesematerials include, for example silicone conditioners, siliconepolyethers, silicone polyglucose, polyisobutene, copolymers of ethyleneand propylene oxide, and commonly used cosmetic oils and waxes.Nonlimiting examples of materials used to improve shampoo washresistance are materials which act as a ‘sacrificial layer’ for examplepolymeric silicones and their copolymers, silicone resins, cosmeticsoils and waxes. Nonlimiting examples of materials used to improve theshine of hair (meaning a decrease of the full width at half maximumparameter of the specular reflection curve as measured by agoniophotometer) are those materials which form a smooth film above thepreviously applied pigment polymer composite on the hair. In general,any cosmetically known film forming material can be used, but preferredare materials such as polymeric silicones and polycationic materials.

Removal of Color Coating

Hair colorants made from the multicomponent composition are veryresistant to everyday hair treatments (such as washing with shampoo,conditioner etc) can be removed via use of specifically designed“removal formulations.” These are specific chemical mixtures, describedherein, and are designed to work by one or both of two broad mechanisms.

First, the mixture can be made to be a solvent for the pigment itself.In this case, the mechanism of removal involves first dissolution of thepigment from the binding matrix, followed by removal from the hair byrinsing with water or some other carrier. In this case it is believed,whilst not being bound by theory, that the chemical nature of thepigment, even when in dissolved form, is such that there is minimalattraction/solubility in the hair matrix itself, thus allowing removalof the color.

Second, the “removal formulation” can be made such that it dissolves,weakens or chemically breaks down the polymer coating holding thepigment on the hair. In this case it is believed, whilst not being boundby theory, that the pigments embedded in the binder matrix are releaseddue to weakening or dissolution of the coating itself and, because thecoloring material is a pigment, it has minimal attraction for the hairsurface and is too big to penetrate the hair, and in consequence thisfacilitates removal of the color.

The combination of the above mechanisms will also provide the desiredresult of removal of the color.

Changing the pH can have a dramatic impact on the properties of thecoating which is adhered to the surface. A soluble base acting as atrigger agent to neutralize acid groups and enable the conjugate base tobe readily soluble in a mixture of water and organic solvent willfacilely remove the coating. Such bases include amino alcohols such asdimethylaminoethanol (dimethylethanolamine, DMEA),dimethylaminopropanol, and similar amino alkanol agents such asmonoethanolamine, diethanolamine and triethanolamine and ammonia. Otherbases such as NaOH and Ca(OH)₂ can also be used. The concentration ofthe trigger agent in aqueous solution optionally with an alcohol orketone organic solvent such as methanol, ethanol, methyl ethyl ketoneand the like may range from about 0.1% to about 15% by weight,preferably about 0.5% to about 10% by weight, more preferably about 1%to about 7.5% by weight relative to the total weight of the removalsolution.

When the multicomponent composition is applied to the hair, themulti-application process physically distributes the components to coverall of the hair. The spraying, massaging, combing and/or handmanipulating the pretreatment and the first and second componentsproduces the full coverage and at the same time leaves thin spots in theotherwise substantially uniform coating. This activity also will aid inthe removal process.

Remanence and Treated Material Inspection

Damage caused to the hair by application of the multicomponentcomposition and removal of the resulting coating can be assessed byFT-IR (Fourier Transform Infrared) method, which has been established tobe suitable for studying the effects of keratin surface damage.Strassburger, J., J. Soc. Cosmet Chem., 36, 61-74 (1985); Joy, M. &Lewis, D. M., Int. J. Cosmet. Sci., 13, 249-261 (1991); Signori, V. andLewis, D. M., Int. J. Cosmet. Sci., 19, 1-13 (1997)). In particular,these authors have shown that the method is suitable for quantifying theamount of cysteic acid. In general, the oxidation of cystine is thoughtto be a suitable marker by which to monitor the overall oxidation of thekeratinous part of the fiber. Net, the measurement of cysteic acid unitsby FT-IR is commonly used.

Signori and Lewis (D. M., Int. J. Cosmet. Sci., 19, 1-13 (1997)) haveshown that FT-IR using a diamond Attenuated Total Internal Reflection(ATR) cell is a sensitive and reproducible way of measuring the cysteicacid content of single fibers and bundles. Hence, the method that wehave employed to measure the cysteic acid content of multiple fiberbundles and full hair switches, is based upon the FTIR diamond cell ATRmethod employed by Signori and Lewis (1997). The detailed description ofthe method used for testing the different damage inhibitors followsthereafter:

A Perkin Elmer Spectrum® 1 Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) systemequipped with a diamond Attenuated Total Internal Reflection (ATR) cellwas used to measure the cysteic acid concentration in mammalian orsynthetic hair. In this method, hairswitches of various sizes and colorscan be used. The switches were platted (−1 plait per cm) in order tominimize variations in surface area of contact between readings. TheOxidative hair Treatment Protocol described above was repeated for 5cycles to mimic the behavior of hair after repeated bleaching cycles.Following this treatment, four readings per switch were taken (⅓ and ⅔sdown the switch on both sides), and an average calculated. Backgroundswere collected every 4 readings, and an ATR cell pressure of 1 N/m wasemployed. The cell was cleaned with ethanol between each reading, and acontamination check performed using the monitor ratio mode of theinstrument. As prescribed by Signori &amp; Lewis in 1997, a normalizeddouble derivative analysis routine was used. The original spectra wereinitially converted to absorbance, before being normalized to the 1450cm⁻1 band (the characteristic and invariant protein CH₂ stretch). Thisnormalized absorbance was then twice derivatised using a 13 pointaveraging. The value of the 1450 cm⁻¹ normalized 2nd derivative of theabsorbance at 1040 cm⁻¹ was taken as the relative concentration ofcysteic acid. This figure was multiplied by −1×10⁻⁴ to recast it intosuitable units. It was found that virgin mammalian or synthetic hairproduced a value of around 20 cysteic acid units, and heavily oxidizedhair produced values of around 170. The following instrumentalconditions were employed:

Spectral Resolution—4 cm⁻¹

Data Interval—0.7 cm⁻¹

Mirror Scan Speed—0.2 cm s⁻¹

Number of Background Scans—20

Number of Sample Scans—20

Scan Range—4000 cm⁻¹ to 600 cm⁻¹

When the compositions of the current invention can be applied to thehair and then removed there can be a non-significant change to the levelof damage to the hair, whereas with conventional oxidative colorantsthere can be a large increase in the measured damage.

The instant disclosure is not limited in scope by the specificcompositions and methods described herein, since these embodiments areintended as illustration of several aspects of the disclosure. Anyequivalents are intended to be within the scope of this disclosure.Indeed, various modifications in addition to those shown and describedherein can be within the grasp of those with ordinary skill in the art.Such modifications are also intended to fall within the scope of theappended claims.

Color Selection

Also contemplated herein are multicomponent compositions having a givencolor area (gamut principle described above) defined by colorcoordinates (a*, b*) in the color space represented by the L*a*b* colorsystem, which can be divided into a plurality of color areas. Each ofthe plurality of colors obtained from the area surrounding a given setof hair fibers is judged to belong to which color area of the coloredarea of a certain color. The number of colors judged for each color areais counted, and the color of the color area with the largest number ofcolors is selected as a representative color of the area surrounding agiven set of hair fibers. The compositions are capable of deliveringcolors on hair (test method herein for fade) such that the resultscolors lie within the range of about 18<L<about 81, about −2<a<about 45,and about −13<b<about 70.

Also contemplated herein are multicomponent compositions that do notchange the hair color, but instead change some other feature of the hairincluding shine (e.g., making it shinier or matte), the thickness of thehair and/or the feel of the hair.

When the color is removed from the treated material such as hair, thewaste water/composition can be treated to remove the pigments from thewaste water effluent system. This can be achieved by filtration, orthrough cyclone technology, where the density differences are used toforce the pigments to the settle, and the water to pass through.

EXAMPLES

General

The coloring compositions described herein within the example aregenerally applied to a hair tress, 1 gram of composition per gram ofhair, on a flat plate and brushed in to the hair to ensure that all ofthe strands look visibly coated with the composition. The hair tress isthen dried by heating with a hair dryer, while combing until it is dryto the touch and the strands are individualized.

Example 1

Preparation and Application of a First Component Containing an OrganicPolymer, a Second Component with an In Situ Cross Linker to HairPre-Treated with a Third Component Containing a Base Compound:

General Description of Steps:

-   -   Preparation procedure for a third component which may also be        called a pre-treatment component    -   Preparation procedure for a pigment premix    -   Preparation procedure for combining organic polymer and pigment        premix to create a first component    -   Preparation procedure for introduction of second component        containing an in situ linker    -   Application of color multi component composition comprising the        mixture of the first and second component to a hair tress    -   Standard hair washing procedure    -   Preparation of a color removal composition    -   Application of a color removal composition to the colored hair        Preparation Procedure for the Third Component

The third component containing a base compound (or a pre-treatment) isprepared by combining the polymer and water and mixing until uniform.The mixture is the pre-treatment composition.

Third Component A

Material Name Supplier Amount (g) Base compound Polyethyleneimine-Nippon Shokubai 1 Epomin P-1050 Water DI water Lab Sourced Qs to 100Preparation Procedure for Pigment Premix

Medium (water and 2-butoxyethanol) and dispersant are placed in anappropriate mixing vessel and homogenized with either a dissolver (e.g.DISPERMAT of the LC or CV series of VMA Getzmann GmbH) or a rotor statormixer (e.g. Ultra Turrax T18 of company IKA). The dry pigment powder isslowly added under constant dispersing, and, after the addition iscompleted, the mixture is pre-dispersed for approx. five minutes.

Afterwards, the pigment slurry is transferred to a bead mill (e.g. DynoMill Research Lab of company WAB), remainings in the mixing vessel arewashed with remaining medium and added to the material on the mill. Theslurry is circulated for 15 minutes at a rate of 3500 rpm with materialtemperature not exceeding 30° C.

Fineness of dispersion is controlled by means of a grindometer; thepresence of pigment agglomerates indicates that dispersion time has tobe prolonged in order to grind down the pigment material to primaryparticle size.

After adequate fineness is achieved, the pigment paste is collected fromthe mill and can be used for further experiments.

Pastes of different pigments can be mixed in order to achieve thedesired color shade. Typical batch size ranges from 100 g of pigmentpre-mix and higher.

Pigment Premix A:

Material Name Supplier Amount (g) Pigment Red 112 Permanent Red FGRClariant 20 70 Dispersant Solsperse W100 Lubrizol 10 Wetting agent/2-Butoxyethano1 Sigma-Aldrich 10 dispersant Water Di-Water lab sourced60

Similarly as shown in the table above, other variations of dispersantsand wetting agents and their levels may be used to create the pigmentpremix A according to the description above.

Preparation Procedure for Combining Polymer and Pigment Premix to CreateFirst Component

The pigment paste as prepared above is combined with a portion of waterand a portion of organic polymer and the combination is mixed untiluniform using standard lab mixing equipment. The description ofcomponents is described in the following table.

First Component A

Material Name Supplier Amount (g) Pigment paste Pigment paste A As madeabove 5 Polymer Bayhydrol A145 Covestro 2.9 Water Di-Water Qs to 97.6Preparation Procedure for Introduction of a Second Component Containingan In Situ Linker

To the first component A of a combined organic polymer and pigmentpremix is added a portion of second component A containing an in situlinker neat and the resulting multicomponent composition is mixed untiluniform using standard lab mixing equipment. The mixture is the colorcomposition and is to be prepared just before application to the hairtress.

Material Name Supplier Amount (g) First component First Component A Asmade above 97.6 Second Component Bayhydur 3100 Covestro 2.4(polyisocyanate)Application of Color Composition to Hair TressHair Preparation

Two types of hair were used: un-damaged and damaged.

Un-damaged hair: Natural white undamaged human hair was purchased fromKerling International Haarfabrik GmbH, Backnang, Germany company in theform of 10 cm long and 1 cm wide strands. This hair was used asreceived.

Natural dark brown, Level 4 hair was purchased from KerlingInternational Haarfabrik GmbH, Backnang, Germany company in the form of10 cm long, 1 cm wide strands. This hair was used as received.

Damaged hair which was produced following this procedure: Natural whiteundamaged human hair was purchased from Kerling International HaarfabrikGmbH, Backnang, Germany company in the form of 10 cm long and 1 cm widestrands and was bleached. The strand was treated with a mixture ofBlondor Multi-Blonde bleach powder available from Wella Professionalsmixed 1 part with 1.5 parts of 12% Welloxon Perfect available from WellaProfessionals. About 4 g of this mixture was applied to each gram ofhair. The tresses were then incubated in an oven at 45 C for 30 minutesafter which they are rinsed in water, 37+−2 C with a flow rate of 4L/min for 2 minutes and the hair is then dried with a standard Hairdryer from Wella.

Organic pigments were tested on the natural white hair as received andtreated according to the protocol described above to assess the initialcolor and color remanence. TiO2 and. Metal flakes were tested on thedark brown hair described above to initial color and color remanence.

Hair Pre-Treatment

Hair preparation as described above was treated with the pre-treatmentcomposition described above, one gram of composition per one gram ofhair. The composition was left on the hair for 5 min. The hair was thendried using a blow dryer to result in dry hair. Alternatively, the haircould be left wet, the excess of the composition was removed with anabsorbent material, for example a towel.

General Coloring Procedure:

To the pre-treated hair tress described above is added a freshlyprepared multi-component color composition as described above, 1 gramper 1 gram of hair. The application is accomplished by a slowdistribution and spreading on the hair tress, for example, with fingers,brush, comb or other manipulation instrument. The slow distribution canbe accomplished by application with a syringe or a pipette serially toportions of the hair tress. The excess is removed with absorbent tissuematerial and the resulting colored hair tress is blow dried with combingusing a hair dryer to achieve better hair individualization. The treatedhair tress may be kept at rest for a time period as much as a day atroom temperature or at least above 17° C.

Standard Wash Procedure

The standard wash procedure is used to determine the remanence of thecolored hair tresses.

1. Rinse the hair tress for approximately 10 seconds with water (4 Lmin⁻¹) at approximately 37+/−2 C.

2. Apply 0.1 g “Wella Professional Brilliance Shampoo for fine andnormal hair” without dilution to the individual colored hair tressdescribed above.

3. Shampoo is worked into the colored hair tress in the absence of waterdilution for 30 sec with fingers by using stroking motion into the hair.

4. The shampooed colored hair tress is rinsed with water forapproximately 30 seconds.

5. The rinsed colored hair tress is then dried using a hot blow dryerwhile mechanically separating the fibers in the keratin material untiluniformly dry.

6. Steps 1-5 described above represent one cycle of the standard washprocedure.

7. Repeat of standard wash cycle for multiple cycles and comparison ofthe multiply washed hair tress to an unwashed colored hair tress whichindicates the degree of color remanence using the Color RemanenceScoring Values described below.

Following the application procedure and technique described above, thefollowing combinations of organic polymer, in situ linking material,base compound, pigment and medium can be applied to human hair. Thedifferent component details are presented in Tables 1 to 5.

Sebum Treatment Protocol

In order to test the resistance to oil and sebum, the colored hairswatch is treated with 0.2 g of sebum mimic described in “Humansynthetic sebum formulation and stability under conditions of use andstorage” Int J Cosmet Sci. 2009 February; 31(1):21-5. The sebum treatedhair is then left overnight at room temperature. Afterwards, thestandard washing procedure is performed.

TABLE 1 Pigment premix, numbers in columns A-K indicate wt % of pigment,dispersant and diluent in the pigment premix composition of pigment,dispersant and diluent. Pigment Premix Compositions Material NameSupplier A B C D E F G H I J K L M Pigment Red 112 Permanent Red FGR 70Clariant 20 4.2 5 Pigment Red 122 Hostaperm Pink E Clariant 20 PigmentYellow 83 Novoperm Clariant 20 13.6 5 Yellow HR 70 Pigment Blue 16Phthalocyanine Carbosynth 20 Pigment Blue 60 Paliogen Blue L 6482 BASF20 Pigment Blue 66 Indigo Carbosynth 20 Pigment Green 36 Heliogen GreenK 9362 BASF 20 Pigment Black 7 Midnight Black Geotech 7.5 2.2 Titaniumdioxide Hombitan AFDG Venator 100 Aluminium Flakes Velvet SL Toyal 100Dispersant Solsperse W100 Lubrizol 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Diluent2-butoxyethanol Sigma- 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Aldrich DiluentDi-water 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 72.5 60 95 95

TABLE 2 First component containing an organic polymer The percentage inthe table is the weight of organic polymer in the final multi componentcomposition. First Component Material Name Supplier I II IIIPolyvinylalcohol Mowiol 8-88 Sigma-Aldrich 3 Polyester-PolyolSynthoesther Synthopol 2.15 W142 Hydroxyfunctional Bayhydur Covestro 2.9polyacrylic A 145 dispersion

TABLE 3 Second component containing an in situ linking material Thepercentage in the table is the amount of in situ linking material in wt% in the final multi component composition. Second Component MaterialName Supplier 1 2 3 Carbodiimide Carbodilite E-05 Nisshimbo 1.2Isocyanate Melio 09-S-11 lif Stahl 2.4 Isocyanate Bayhydur 3100 Covestro2.4

TABLE 4 Fourth Component contain a catalyst or cure agent ForthComponent Material Name Supplier Cat1 Catalyst Borchi Kat 22 Borchers0.1

TABLE 5 Third Components containing a base compound(s) The table belowindicates the weight percentage of base compound(s) in the pre-treatmentcomposition. Third Components Material Name Supplier P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6P7 P8 P9 PEI Polyethylenimine, Sigma-Aldrich 0.5 0.25 0.16 0.125branched Mw ~800 PEI Polyethylenimine, Sigma-Aldrich 0.5 branchedaverage Mw ~25 000 PEI Epomin P-1050 Nippon Shukobai 1 0.5 0.66 0.75 (MW70.000) PEI Epomin P-3000 Nippon Shukobai 1.45 (MW 100.000)Polysaccharide Dextransulfat Sigma-Aldrich 0.5 Epsilon-poly-ε-Poly-L-lysine WILSHIRE 0.5 1-lysine Technologies, Inc. hydrochlorideMedium DI water Lab sourced Qs 100 Qs 100 Qs 100 Qs 100 Qs 100 Qs 100 Qs100 Qs 100 Qs 100PEI stands for Polyethylenimine

Combinations of the pigment premix of Table 1, organic polymer of Table2, in situ linking material of Table 3, catalyst/cure aid of Table 4 andbase compound of Table 5 provide the multicomponent composition. Thecombination of the pigment paste and organic polymer within the firstcomponent, and the cross linker within the second component are shown inTables 6 and 7 with levels associated with the mixed multicomponentcomposition applied to hair. Table 8 through to table 12 describe thefull experiments performed including the third component used as apre-treatment of the hair.

TABLE 6 Pigment coloring composition in water without and with PEI ColorColor remanence remanence at 1 washes at 5 washes Third for both forboth component Pigment damaged and damaged and Pre-treatment premixun-damaged un-damaged Experiment: from Table 5 from table 1 hair hairEXP A None L 4 2 EXP B P3 L 5 4

EXP A illustrates, that when the pigment dispersed in water is appliedto the hair without pre-treatment, there is lower color remanence asassessed by the color remanence grading scale as described above, bothafter 1 and 5 washes on damaged and un-damaged hair.

EXP B illustrates, that when the pigment dispersed in water is appliedto the hair with pre-treatment, there is an improvement of the colorremanence as assessed by the color remanence grading scale as describedabove, both after 1 and 5 washes on damaged and un-damaged hair.

The same experiments were conducted with the pigment premix M and gavethe same color remanence results.

TABLE 7 Multi-component coloring compositions 1-12 applied to the hairwith the final mixed composition weight % This table below illustratesthe full multi-component composition with variations in the firstcomponent (pigment premix and organic polymer and medium) and secondcomponent. # 1 # 2 # 3 # 4 # 5 # 6 # 7 # 8 # 9 # 10 # 11 # 12 FirstComponent Pigment Premix A 5.0% 5.0% 5.0% 5.0% 5.0% B 5.0% C 5.0% D 5.0%E 5.0% F 5.0% G 5.0% H 5.0% Organic Polymer Mowiol 8-88 SynthoestherW142 Bayhydrol A 145 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 2.9%2.9% 2.9% Medium Water Qs 100 Qs 100 Qs 100 Qs 100 Qs 100 Qs 100 Qs 100Qs 100 Qs 100 Qs 100 Qs 100 Qs 100 Second Component Carbodilite E-05Melio 09-S-11 lif Bayhydur 3100 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4%2.4% 2.4% Other Epomin P-1050 0.5%

TABLE 8 Multi-component coloring compositions 13-32 applied to the hairwith the final mixed composition weight % This table below illustratesthe full multi-component composition with variations in the firstcomponent (pigment premix and organic polymer and medium) and secondcomponent (in situ cross-linker) and fourth component (catalyst). # 13 #14 # 15 # 16 # 17 # 18-25 # 26 # 27-28 # 29 # 30-31 # 32 First ComponentPigment Premix A 5.0% 5.0% 5.0% 5.0% 5.0% 5.0% 5.0% 5.0% I 5.0% J 5.0% K5.0% Organic Polymer Mowiol 8-88 1.2% 1.2% Synthoesther W142 2.4% 2.4%2.4% Bayhydur A 145 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% Medium Water Qs 100 Qs100 Qs 100 Qs 100 Qs 100 Qs 100 Qs 100 Qs 100 Qs 100 Qs 100 Qs 100Second Component Carbodilite E-05 1.2% Melio 09-S-11 lif 2.4% Bayhydur3100 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% 2.4% Fourth Component Borchi Kat 220.1%Color Remanence Grading Scale:

Remanence was assessed visually by comparing the washed samples versus aretained tress which had been colored but not washed. They were gradedon a 5 point scale according to the following criteria. 1 no color left,2 faint color, 3 washed-out color, 4 intense color with some color loss,5 color unchanged versus reference. C

TABLE 9 First set of experiments-Combinations of first, second and thirdcomponents and different sequence of addition of some of thesecomponents on color remanence performance, Table 9 Color Color remanenceremanence at 5 washes at 15 washes Third Multicomponent for both forboth component Coloring damaged and damaged and Pre-treatmentComposition un-damaged un-damaged Experiment: from Table 5 from Table 7hair hair EXP 1 None #1 1 1 EXP 2 P3 #2 1 1 EXP 3 None #3 2 2 EXP 4 None#4 4 3 EXP 5 P3 #5 5 5

Table 9 demonstrates the importance of having the pre-treatment (thirdcomponent) applied separately and prior to application of firstcomponent (organic polymer) and the in situ cross linker (secondcomponent).

EXP 1 illustrates, that when the first component is applied to the hairwithout a pre-treatment or a second component, there is low colorremanence as assessed by the color remanence grading scale as describedabove, after both 5 and 15 washes on damaged and un-damaged hair.

EXP 4 illustrates, that the combination of first and second componentswithout a pre-treatment improves the color remanence in comparison touse of the first component alone as in EXP 1 for both damaged andun-damaged hair and for both 5 and 15 washes.

EXP 5 illustrates, that the combination of the third component(pre-treatment) applied separately and prior to application of thecombination of the first and second component provides the strongestcolor remanence for both damaged and un-damaged hair and for both 5 and15 washes.

EXP 3 illustrates that mixing the third component (called Other in Table6) directly into the first and second components before application ofthe mixture of components #1-3 to the hair decreases the color remanenceversus the sequential application of pretreatment followed by first andsecond components as in EXP 5, but has still better color remanenceversus use of the first component without a pre-treatment or a secondcomponent as shown in EXP 1.

Second set of experiments: Testing the performance of first, second andthird components with different pigments and pigment combinations, table10.

TABLE 10 Color Remanence for Multicomponent Compositions with DifferentPigments and Pigment Combinations Color Color remanence remanence Multi-at 5 washes at 15 washes Third component for both for both componentColoring damaged and damaged and Pre-treatment Composition un-damagedun-damaged Experiment: from Table 5 from Table 7 hair hair EXP 5 P3 #5 55 EXP 6 P3 #6 5 5 EXP 7 P3 #7 5 5 EXP 8 P3 #8 5 5 EXP 9 P3 #9 5 5 EXP 10P3 #10 5 5 EXP 11 P3 #11 5 5 EXP 12 P3 #12 5 5 EXP 13 P3 #13 5 5 EXP 14P3 #14 2 1 EXP 15 P3 #15 2 1

Table 10 demonstrates that the strong color remanence stays valid acrossdifferent pigments and pigment combinations including variation of theconcentration of pigments.

EXP 5 (Red pigment), EXP 6 (Red/Violet) pigment, EXP 7 (Yellow), EXP 8(Blue/Green), EXP 9 and 10 (Blue), EXP 11 (Green), EXP 12 (Grey/Black)and EXP 13 (Brown) illustrate that the strong color remanence staysvalid across different pigment and resulting hair color for both damagedand un-damaged hair and for both 5 and 15 washes.

EXP 14 (on dark hair whiter) and EXP 15 (silvery) illustrate, that thereis still some color remanence after 5 washes for both damaged andun-damaged hair. These pigment combinations include reflective pigments.

The colored swatches from EXP 5-13 were also tested for sebum resistanceaccording to the protocol described above. The color remanenceperformance was the same as without the sebum treatment.

Third set of experiments: Testing the performance of different in situcross linkers, table 11

TABLE 11 Color Remanence for Multicomponent Compositions with DifferentIn Situ Cross-Linkers (Second Component) Color Color Multi- remanenceremanence component at 5 washes at 15 washes Third Coloring for both forboth component Composition damaged and damaged and Pre-treatment fromTable 7 un-damaged un-damaged Experiment: from Table 5 and 8 hair hairEXP 5 P3 #5 5 5 EXP 16 P3 #16 3 2 EXP 17 P3 #17 5 5

Table 11 demonstrates that color remanence can also be obtained usingdifferent in situ cross linking compounds for both damaged andun-damaged hair and for both 5 and 15 washes.

Fourth set of experiments: Testing the influence of the molecular weightof the pre-treatment, table 12.

TABLE 12 Color Remanence for Multicomponent Compositions with DifferentMolecular Weights of Pre-Treatment (Third Component) Color remanenceColor remanence at 5 washes for at 15 washes for Third componentMulticomponent both damaged and un- both damaged and un- Pre- Coloringdamaged hair damaged hair treatment from Composition Damaged Un damagedDamaged Un damaged Experiment: Table 5 from Table 7 and 8 hair hair hairhair EXP 5 P3 #5 5 5 5 5 EXP 18 P1 #18-25 4 3 3 2 EXP 19 P2 #18-25 5 5 44 EXP 20 P4 #18-25 5 5 5 5 EXP 21 P5 #18-25 5 5 5 5 EXP 22 P6 #18-25 4 34 3 EXP 23 P7 #18-25 4 3 4 2 EXP 24 P8 #18-25 2 2 1 1 EXP 25 P3 then P8#18-25 5 4 4 3

Table 12 demonstrates that the PEI molecular weight is correlated to thecolor remanence, the higher the molecular weight the stronger the colorremanence, however there is also a dependency on the branching status ofthe polymer and the level of the different amines, whereas primaryamines react faster than secondary amines or tertiary amines.

EXP 5, EXP 18, EXP 19, EXP 20, EXP 21, EXP 22, EXP 23, EXP 24 illustratethat the molecular weight of the polyethyleneimine pre-treatment iscorrelated to the color remanence performance, the higher the molecularweight the better color remanence.

EXP 22, EXP 23 and EXP 24 in particular illustrate, that the combinationof PEI 70 kDa with PEI 800 Da does not improve the color remanencerelative to EXP 5 with PEI 70 kDA alone and the use of an increasingconcentration of the lower MW PEI (800 Da) yields to a decreased overallremanence and a greater performance degradation between damaged andundamaged hair. C

EXP 25 illustrates that the sequential application of a PEIpre-treatment and an anionic polymer provides a slightly less strongcolor remanence when compared to EXP 5.

Fifth set of experiments: Testing different organic polymers incombination with different components, table 13

TABLE 13 Color Color remanence remanence Mult- at 5 washes at 15 washesThird component for both for both component Coloring damaged and damagedand Pre-treatment Composition un-damaged un-damaged Experiment: fromTable 5 from Table 8 hair hair EXP 26 #26 1 1 EXP 27 #27-28 2 1 EXP 28P3 #27-28 2 2 EXP 29 #29 1 1 EXP 30 #30-31 2 1 EXP 31 P3 #30-31 5 4 EXP32 P3 #32 5 5

Table 13 demonstrates that the importance of having the pre-treatment(third component) applied separately and prior to application of firstcomponent (organic polymer), the in situ cross linker and/or a catalyststays valid with different organic polymers.

EXP. 26-28 and 29-31 show sequential improvement in remanence whenstarting with organic polymer alone (26, 29); then adding a crosslinkingagent (27, 30); then adding a pretreatment step using PEI (29, 31); thenadding a catalyst to the process of Experiment 31 (32).

The two series of experiments EXP 26, EXP 27 and EXP 28 and EXP 29, EXP30, EXP 31 and EXP 32 illustrate, when using different organic polymer,it can also be shown that the color remanence is very low when using theorganic polymer alone, the addition of the cross linker improves thecolor remanence, the pre-treatment with the third component even furtherimproves the color remanence and finally the addition of a catalyst canalso improve the color remanence for both damaged and un-damaged hairand for both 5 and 15 washes.

Color Removal Composition

General Procedure:

Combine active agent with a medium, the medium may contain solvent,thickener, polyelectrolyte, detergent builders and combine and mix untiluniform.

Color Removal Application

1. Apply 1 gram of color removal composition to 1 gram of colored hairtress.

2. The color removal composition is worked into the colored hair tressin the absence of water dilution for approximately between 30 sec to 1minute with fingers or a comb or manipulation instrument by usingstroking motion into the hair.

3. Leave the color removal composition onto the colored hair tress forapproximately 1 min or longer undisturbed.

5. Remove excess color removal composition with an absorbent tissuematerial.

6. Apply 0.1 g of “Wella Professional Brilliance Shampoo for fine andnormal hair” without water dilution and work into the colored hair tressfor 30 sec with fingers by using stroking motion into the hair.

7. The shampooed colored hair tress is rinsed with water forapproximately 30 seconds.

8. The rinsed hair tress is then dried using a hot blow dryer untiluniformly dry.

Table 14 presents the different color removal compositions tested onsome of the combination presented in Tables 9-13.

TABLE 14 Compositions for color removal Compositions (wt %) MaterialName Supplier R1 R2 R3 Active Tetrabutylammonium Sigma Aldrich 1.3 agentfluoride (75 wt % in H2O) Active Ethanolamine Sigma Aldrich 10 agentActive KOH 14 agent Diluent Dimethylsulfoxide Merck 98.7 DiluentDi-Water 90 Diluent Ethanol Sigma Aldrich 86

TABLE 15 Color remanence experiment and results after color removalcomposition was applied to some specific combinations of compoundslisted above Multicomponent Color Third Coloring removal Color ComponentComposition composition remanence (Pre-Treatment (from Tables 7 (fromafter color Experiment from Table 5) and 8) Table 14) removal EXP 33 P3#5 R1 1 EXP 34 P3 #5 R2 3 EXP 35 P3 #5 R3 3 EXP 36 P3 #27-28 R1 1 EXP 37P3 #27-28 R2 1 EXP 38 P3 #27-28 R3 1 EXP 39 P3 #32 R1 2 EXP 40 P3 #32 R23 EXP 41 P3 #32 R3 1

Recall that for the system of P3 combined with #5 the color remanenceafter 15 washes was 5, with the color being the same as the initialapplication (EXP 5). After the initial application followed by the colorremoval composition R1, the color is removed (EXP 33). Like wise when R2and R3 are used a significant amount of color is removed (EXP 34-35).

Testing removal with the system of P3 using a different organic polymer,as detailed EXP 28, the removal compositions RI, R2 and R3 were able toremove the color.

In the same system with a different organic polymer, as detailed in EXP32, there were also significant level of color removal using compositionR1, R2 and R3.

Example 2

Preparation and Application of a First Component Containing an OrganicPolymer, a Second Component with an In Situ Cross Linker to Cotton ClothPre-Treated with a Third Component Containing a Base Compound:

General Description of Steps:

-   -   Preparation procedure for the third component also called        pre-treatment    -   Preparation of the pigment premix    -   Preparation procedure for combining organic polymer and pigment        premix to create first component    -   Preparation procedure for introduction of second component        containing an in situ cross linker    -   Application of color multicomponent composition to cotton cloth    -   Standard Wash Procedure    -   Color removal composition    -   Application of color removal composition        Preparation Procedure for the Third Component (Pre-Treatment)

This was prepared as described in the same paragraph in example 1.

Preparation Procedure for Pigment Premix

This was prepared as described in the same paragraph in example 1.

Preparation Procedure for Combining Polymer and Pigment Premix to CreateFirst Component

This was prepared as described in the same paragraph in example 1.

Preparation Procedure for Introduction of a Second Component Containingan In Situ Linker

This was prepared as described in the same paragraph in example 1.

Application of Color Multicomponent Composition to Cotton Cloth

Cotton Cloth Preparation:

The cotton cloth are 2 cm wide and 8 cm long with zig-zag edges.

Cotton Cloth Pre-Treatment

Cotton cloth as described above is treated with the pre-treatmentcomposition described above, one gram of composition per one gram ofcotton cloth. The application is accomplished by a slow distribution andspreading on the cotton cloth, for example, with fingers. The cottoncloth was left to soak in for 5 min. The cotton cloth was then placed inan oven at 25° C. for 1 h. Alternatively, the cotton cloth could be leftwet, the excess of the composition removed with an absorbent material,for example a towel.

General Coloring Procedure:

To the pre-treated cotton cloth described above is added a freshlyprepared color multicomponent composition as described above, 1 gram per1 gram of cotton cloth. The application is accomplished by a slowdistribution and spreading on the cotton cloth, for example, withfingers. The slow distribution can be accomplished by application with asyringe or a pipette serially to portions of the cotton cloth. Theexcess is removed with absorbent tissue material and the resultingcolored cotton cloth is then placed in an oven at 25° C. overnight tofully dry.

Standard Wash Procedure

The standard wash procedure is used to determine the remanence of thecolored cotton cloth.

1. Rinse the cotton cloth for approximately 10 seconds with water (4L/min) at approximately 37+/−2 C.

2. Apply 0.1 g “Wella Professional Brilliance Shampoo for fine andnormal hair” without dilution to the cotton cloth described above.

3. Shampoo is worked into the colored cloth in the absence of waterdilution for 30 sec with fingers by using stroking motion into thecloth.

4. The shampooed colored cotton cloth is rinsed with water forapproximately 30 seconds.

5. The rinsed colored cotton cloth is then dried using a hot blow dryeruntil uniformly dry.

6. Steps 1-5 described above represent one cycle of the standard washprocedure.

7. Repeat of standard wash cycle for multiple cycles and comparison ofthe multiply washed cotton cloth to an unwashed colored cotton clothwhich indicates the degree of color remanence.

Following the application procedure and technique described above, table16 summarises the combinations of first, and second and third componentsused.

TABLE 16 Combination of first, and second and third components appliedto cotton cloth Third Multcomponent Color Color component Coloringremanence remanence Pre-treatment Composition at 5 at 15 Experiment:from Table 5 from Table 7 washes washes EXP 42 None #1 1 1 EXP 43 P3 #12 2 EXP 44 None #5 3 3 EXP 45 P3 #5 5 5

EXP 42 illustrates, that the first component alone does not providecolor remanence for both damaged and un-damaged hair and for both 5 and15 washes.

EXP 43 illustrates, that the addition of a third component as apre-treatment improves the color remanence for both damaged andun-damaged hair and for both 5 and 15 washes.

EXP 44 illustrates, that the addition of a second component with an insitu cross linker improves the color remanence for both damaged andun-damaged hair and for both 5 and 15 washes.

EXP 45 illustrates, that the combination of the first component with athird component as a pre-treatment and a second component with anin-situ cross linker shows the strongest color remanence for bothdamaged and un-damaged hair and for both 5 and 15 washes.

Color Removal Composition

General Procedure:

This was already described in the same paragraph in example 1.

Color Removal Application

1. Apply 1 gram of color removal composition to 1 gram of colored cottoncloth.

2. The color removal composition is worked into the colored cotton clothin the absence of water dilution for approximately between 30 sec to 1minute with fingers by using stroking motion into the cloth.

3. Leave the color removal composition onto the colored cotton cloth forapproximately 1 min or longer undisturbed.

5. Remove excess color removal composition with an absorbent tissuematerial.

6. Apply 0.1 g of “Wella Professional Brilliance Shampoo for fine andnormal hair” without water dilution and work into the cotton cloth for30 sec with fingers by using stroking motion into the cotton cloth.

7. The shampooed cotton cloth is rinsed with water for approximately 30seconds.

8. The rinsed cloth is then dried using a hot blow dryer until uniformlydry.

Table 17 presents the results of one color removal compositions testedon the combination presented in Table 16.

TABLE 17 Color remanence experiment and results after color removalcomposition was applied to the combinations of listed above ThirdMultcomponent Color component Coloring Color remanence Pre-treatmentComposition from removal after color Experiment from Table 5 Table 7composition removal EXP 45 None #1 R1 1 EXP 46 P3 #1 R1 1 EXP 47 None #3R1 1 EXP 48 P3 #3 R1 1

EXP 45 to 48 illustrate that the color removal on the cotton cloth wassuccessful.

Example 3

Preparation and Application of a First Component Containing OtherOrganic Polymers, a Second Component with an In Situ Cross Linker toHair Pre-Treated with a Third Component Containing a Base Compound:

The following tables (Tables 17-22) describe experimental work ondifferent three-component systems—these using a combination of firstcomponent pre-formed organic polymers in EXP 54 through EXP 58. (acrylicpolymers including carboxylic acid groups; carboxylatedstyrene-butadiene; styrene-butadiene; cationic acrylic polymer) withsecond component crosslinking agents (zirconium and zinc based inorganiccrosslinkers EXP 59 through EXP 66 and thioether and thiol crosslinkersEXP 67 through EXP 77) with optional fourth component radical initiatorswith and without use of a third component selected from those describedin Table 5 above. Tables 5 and 17 provide brief descriptions of therelevant materials tested.

TABLE 17 Raw material overview for Example 2 Full commercial Shortenedname Name Description Supplier Tg (° C.) Rovene 6103 Rovene Acrylicpolymer Mallard −16 6103 including carboxylic Creek acid groups PolymersRovene 4817 Rovene Organic Mallard −4 4817 polymer-Carboxylated CreekStyrene-butadiene Polymers Rovene 4180 Rovene Organic Mallard 12 4180polymer-Carboxylated Creek Styrene-butadiene Polymers Tylac 873 Tylac873 Organic polymer- Mallard −40 Carboxylated Styrene- Creekbutadiene-nitrile Polymers Rovene 4040 Rovene Organic polymer- Mallard 64040 Styrene-butadiene Creek Polymers Ottopol KX-10 Ottopol OrganicGellner −10 KX-10 polymer-Cationic Industrial acrylic polymer LLC Bacote20 Bacote 20 In situ linking MEL material-Zirconium Chemicals basedinorganic crosslinker ZnO Solution ZnO In situ linking BASF No.1Solution material-Zinc No.1 based inorganic crosslinker MethyleneMethylene In situ linking Bruno Bis(Butylthio- Bis(Butyl-material-Dithioether Bock glycolate) thiogly- without reactive colate)thiol groups THIOCURE ® TMPMP In situ linking Bruno TMPMP,material-Thiol Bock Trimethylolpro- crosslinker pane with threeTri(3-mercap- reactive groups topropionate) THIOCURE ® PETMA In situlinking Bruno PETMA, (Pen- material-Thiol Bock taerytriol crosslinkertetramercap- with four toacetate) reactive groups Melio 09-S-11 Melio Insitu linking Stahl 09-S-11 material- Chemicals Polyisocyanatecrosslinker Azobisisobuty- AIBN Azo-based Aldrich ronitrile radical(AIBN) initiator Benzoyl Benzoyl Organic peroxide Aldrich peroxideperoxide based radical initiator Hydrogen Hydrogen Fourth peroxideperoxide component-Inorganic peroxide based radical initiatorDynasylan ® Dynasylan Epoxy functionalizcd Evonik HYDROSIL Hydrosilaminosilane for 2926 2629 adhesion promotion

Tables 18 depicts exemplary systems tested using various combinations ofcomponents 2-4, with and without the use of a first treatment steputilizing the third component. Unless indicated otherwise, the exemplarysystems described in Table 18 were prepared in the same manner asdescribed above for each of the following steps:

-   -   Preparation procedure for a third component which may also be        called a pre-treatment component    -   Preparation procedure for a pigment premix    -   Preparation procedure for combining organic polymer and pigment        premix to create a first component    -   Preparation procedure for introduction of second component        containing an in situ linker    -   Application of color multi component composition comprising the        mixture of the first and second component to a hair tress    -   Standard hair washing procedure    -   Preparation of a color removal composition    -   Application of a color removal composition to the colored hair

TABLE 18 Multicomponent compositions with amounts in wt % S1 S2 S3 S4 S5S6 S7 S8 S9 S10 S11 S12 S13 First Component Pigment Premix A 5.0 5.0 5.05.0 K 5.0 I 5.0 Organic Polymer Rovene 6103 10 10 10 10 10 Rovene 481710 Rovene 4180 10 10 10 Tylac 873 10 10 10 Rovene 4040 10 Ottopol KX-10Medium Water Qs Qs Qs Qs Qs Qs Qs Qs Qs Qs Qs Qs Qs 100 100 100 100 100100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Second Component Bacote 20 4.0 4.0 4.0ZnO Solution No. 1 4.0 4.0 4.0 Methylene Bis(Butylthioglycolate) TMPMPPETMA Dynasylan Hydrosil 2629 Melio 09-S-11 Fourth ComponentAzobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) Benzoyl peroxide Hydrogen peroxide S14 S15S16 S17 S18 S19 S20 S21 S22 S23 S24 S25 S26 First Component PigmentPremix A 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 K 5.0 I 5.0 5.0 OrganicPolymer Rovene 6103 Rovene 4817 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Rovene 4180Tylac 873 Rovene 4040 Ottopol KX-10 10 10 10 10 Medium Water Qs Qs Qs QsQs Qs Qs Qs Qs Qs Qs Qs Qs 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100100 100 Second Component Bacote 20 4.0 ZnO Solution No. 1 4.0 MethyleneBis(Butylthioglycolate) 1.0 TMPMP 1.0 PETMA 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0Dynasylan Hydrosil 2629 1.0 1.0 1.0 Melio 09-S-11 1.0 1.0 1.0 FourthComponent Azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) 1.0 Benzoyl peroxide 1.0Hydrogen peroxide 1.0

Table 19 identifies the individual components tested in a variety ofsystems, with remanence on undamaged and damaged hair assessed on hairthat was variously untreated and treated with sebum.

TABLE 19 Experiment overview Color Color Color remanence remanence Thirdremanence Color at 5 washes at 5 washes component Multicomponent at 5washes remanence on damaged on damaged Pre- Coloring on un- at 5 washeshair, then hair, then treatment Composition Post- damaged on damagedtreated with treated with Experiment: from Table 5 from Table 17treatment hair hair sebum sebum EXP 49 none S1 none 1 1 N/A N/A EXP 50none S13 none 1 1 N/A N/A EXP 51 none S18 none 1 1 N/A N/A EXP 52 noneS18 160° C. 3 1 N/A N/A EXP 53 P9 S1 none 1 4 N/A N/A EXP 54 P3 S1 none5 5 3 3 EXP 55 P3 S13 none 3 2 3 3 EXP 56 P3 S6 none 3 4 3 4 EXP 57 P3S9 none 3 5 3 5 EXP 58 P3 S12 none 3 2 3 2 EXP 59 P3 S2 none 5 5 4 4 EXP60 P3 S14 none 4 4 4 4 EXP 61 P3 S7 none 4 4 4 4 EXP 62 P3 S10 none 1 11 1 EXP 63 P3 S3 none 5 5 4 4 EXP 64 P3 S15 none 4 4 4 4 EXP 65 P3 S8none 4 4 4 4 EXP 66 P3 S11 none 1 1 1 1 EXP 67 P3 S16 none 3 2 N/A N/AEXP 68 P3 S17 none 3 3 N/A N/A EXP 69 P3 S18 none 4 3 N/A N/A EXP 70 P3S13 160° C. 3 4 N/A N/A EXP 71 P3 S16 160° C. 3 3 N/A N/A EXP 72 P3 S17160° C. 4 4 N/A N/A EXP 73 P3 S18 160° C. 5 5 5 5 EXP 74 P3 S19 none 5 4N/A N/A EXP 75 P3 S20 none 3 3 N/A N/A EXP 76 P3 S21 none 3 2 N/A N/AEXP 77 P3 S22 160° C. 5 N/A 5 N/A EXP 78 none S23 none 1 1 N/A N/A EXP79 P3 S23 none 1 1 N/A N/A EXP 80 none S24 none 3 2 N/A N/A EXP 81 P3S24 none 5 5 5 5 EXP 82 P3 then P8 S24 none 5 5 5 5 EXP 83 P3 S25 none 55 3 3 EXP 84 P3 then P8 S25 none 5 5 5 5 EXP 85 P3 then P8 S26 none 3 53 5 EXP 86 none S26 none 2 N/A 1 N/A EXP 87 P3 then P8 S26 none 3 N/A 3N/AImportance of Hair Pretreatment

The first set of experiments between EXP 49 and EXP 54 illustrates theimportance of the hair pre-treatment. When composition S1 containingfirst component organic polymer acrylic polymer Rovene 6103 without asecond component crosslinker and without a third component pretreatmentstep, color remanence is very low at 5 washes (EXP 49). For firstcomponent organic polymer styrene-butadiene without a second componentcrosslinker and without a third component pretreatment step, colorremanence is very low at 5 washes (composition S13) (EXP 50). Even whena second component crosslinker is added to the system of EXP. 50, colorremanence remains low at 5 washes absent a pretreatment step (EXP 51).If the hair coated with the composition of EXP 51 is heated to 160° C.as in EXP 52, the thiol crosslinker becomes active and has some effecton color remanence. However, this effect is only seen on the non-damagedhair and substantial color loss is still observed. EXP 53 describes useof a polyamine polylysine as a third component in a pretreatment stepwith composition S 1. As compared to the application of S1 without apretreatment step as in EXP. 49, the system described in EXP 53 showedsome color remanence on damaged hair but color remanence is very low at5 washes on undamaged hair. EXP 54 substitutes a different thirdcomponent in the pretreatment step—P3—followed by application ofcomposition S1. As compared to both EXP 49 and 53, EXP 54 utilizing PEIfor the third component pretreatment step yields a much improved colorremanence on undamaged and damaged hair, with less remanence observed ifthe if we treat the colored hair is subsequently treated with sebumovernight and then washed 5 times with shampoo.

Assessing Remanence and Sebum Resistance

The next set of experiments attempts to identify a polymer that would bemore resistant to sebum all utilizing a system of first and secondcomponents applied to a hair strand that has been pretreated with thirdcomponent P3. EXP 55 uses a carboxylated styrene-butadiene as the firstcomponent organic polymer (Rovene 4817), as did EXP 56 (Rovene 4180).Color remanence decreased on damaged and undamaged hair for both EXP 55and 56 relative to the system used for EXP 54 but remanence for the EXP56 system seemed less affected by sebum than remanence for the EXP 54system when sebum was applied post-coloration. EXP 57 uses acarboxylated styrene-butadiene-nitrile copolymer which is known for oilresistance. Again, the performance on undamaged hair is not as good asthe acrylate used in EXP 54 where both systems use the P3 pretreatmentstep and differ only in selection of first component organic polymer. Inorder to test the importance of the presence of carboxylic groups, astyrene-butadiene polymer without carboxylation was used in EXP 58(Rovene 4040). The performance on damaged hair was worse than thecarboxylated versions of the Rovene polymer family (4187 and 4180)utilized in experiments EXP 55 and EXP 56.

Assessing Importance of Crosslinking (Second) Component

The next set of experiments attempts to crosslink the carboxylic groupsin the carboxylated polymers using second component inorganiccrosslinkers based on zirconium and zinc. In EXP 59 the acrylate polymeras in EXP 54 is used and crosslinked with zirconium based crosslinker.The use of zirconium crosslinker improves the sebum resistance vs EXP 54(which uses the same Rovene 6103 first component organic polymer butlacks a second component crosslinker). Zirconium crosslinker (Bacote 20)also improves overall color remanence of carboxylated styrene-butadienepolymers used in EXP 60 and EXP 61 (compare with EXP 55 and EXP 56respectively). When the carboxylated styrene-butadiene-nitrile wasattempted to be crosslinked with the zirconium crosslinker in EXP 62,there was no color remanence due to aggregation happening already in themixture and bad color deposition. To attempt to mitigate this behavior,an alternative zinc based crosslinker was used in EXP 63 through EXP 66,with similar results.

The next set of experiments attempts to crosslink the double bonds inthe butadiene part of the copolymer using thiol-based crosslinkers. Onecarboxylated styrene-butadiene was picked as a representative case andcrosslinked with various thiols. In EXP 67 a thioether was used to probehow the presence of sulfur affects the performance. The color remanencedid not improve relative to using the same polymer without the secondcomponent crosslinker in EXP 55. In EXP 68 a trithiol was used and colorremanence improved slightly on undamaged hair vs not using anycrosslinker in EXP 55 When using tetrafunctional crosslinker in EXP 69relative to EXP 55, the color remanence on non-damaged hair furtherslightly improved. Since thiol crosslinking of double bonds mightproceed via a radical reaction mechanism, the colored tresses were alsoheated after color application using a heating iron at the setting of160° C. These experiments are described in EXP 70 through EXP 73. In EXP70 the polymer without any crosslinker was used as control. We can seethat heating to 160° C. alone improves color remanence relative to EXP55. The presence of a thioether second component crosslinker in EXP 71did not affect color remanence even after heating relative to EXP 67.Treatment in the presence of trifunctional thiol (second crosslinkercomponent in lieu of the thioether crosslinker of EXP 71) and heat (EXP72) resulted in improvement of color remanence on damaged and undamagedhair vs EXP 68 and selecting a second component tetrafunctionalcrosslinker in EXP 73 resulted in excellent color remanence vs EXP 69.This remanence was tested also with the sebum treatment and was provento be persistent for EXP 73.

Since using high temperature of 160° C. might induce some damage to thehair, Experiments 74-76 explored ways to achieve color remanence withoutthe use of high heat. To this end, various radical initiators were used.Each used identical concentrations and identities of first componentorganic polymer (Rovene 4817); second crosslinking component (PETMA, atetrathiol crosslinker) and third component pretreatment (PEI) differingonly in identity of radical initiator used. In EXP 74 an azo radicalinitiator AIBN was used. The color remanence was very good, with slightcolor loss observed on damaged hair. When organic peroxide was used inEXP 75, the color remanence was worse than using no initiator in EXP 69.The same goes for using the inorganic initiator in EXP 76—colorremanence worsened.

In EXP 77 the best performing composition used in EXP 73 was used withaluminum flakes. The multicomponent composition was added to dark,undamaged hair. The color transformation observed lightened up the hairand gave them a shiny metallic appearance. Color remanence was very goodafter 5 washes.

EXP 78 through EXP 88 describe results using a cationic crosslinkableacrylate polymer as first component and an isocyanate crosslinker assecond component. Firstly, in EXP 78 the influence on remanence of thecationic acrylate polymer itself was tested by using a red pigmentpremix and without third component pre-treatment. The color remanencewas very low. Upon using third component pre-treatment P3 in EXP 79, theremanence remained low. However, once the isocyanate crosslinker andsilane adhesion promoter were added as second component in EXP 80, thecolor remanence was improved in comparison to EXP 78 even without usingthird component pre-treatment P3. In EXP 81 the pre-treatment was usedand excellent color remanence was achieved compared to EXP 79. Thisshows the importance of using the second component crosslinker inconjunction with a pre-treatment for cationic acrylic polymers in orderto achieve the greatest color remanence.

In order to facilitate later removal, the pre-treatment in EXP 82 wasmodified to have two third component sequential steps, containingcompositions P3, followed by composition P8. The color remanence wasstill excellent. EXP 81 (one step third component pre-treatment) and EXP82 (two-step third component pre-treatment) were then repeated with twodifferent pigment premixes, one giving a brown color (premix K—EXP 83and EXP 84)) and another using aluminum flakes (premix I—EXP 85, EXP 86and EXP 87). EXP 83 and EXP 84 with the brown pigment mix both have verygood color remanence.

Experiments EXP 85 through EXP 87 describe the behavior of aluminumflakes based formulations. When the third component pre-treatment P3 isused followed by anionic polymer pre-treatment P8, the uniformity ofpigment coverage to the hair is excellent as observed visually (EXP 87and EXP 85). However, if no third component pre-treatment is used as inEXP 86, the pigment coverage appears spotty. EXP 86 and EXP 87 were doneon dark brown human hair which was not prepared with the bleachingprocedure described previously, therefore the results of color remanencein Table 19 are only given on undamaged hair for those two experiments.The color remanence of aluminum flakes in EXP 85 through EXP 87 isoverall not as good as the organic pigments in EXP 81 through EXP 84.The best color remanence of aluminum flakes was observed on damaged hairwith two-step pre-treatment in EXP 85.

Removal

The following compositions were tested for removing the color from thestrands:

TABLE 20 Removal compositions and their active ingredients and activelevels Creative Curl hair Composition MEA perming Cysteamine Paint name:solution product solution stripper Active Monoethan- ThioglycolicCysteamine Toluene ingredient olamine acid CAS# 141-43-5 68-11-1 60-23-1108-88-3 Active  10% 12% 12% 100% ingredient level Water q.s. to 100q.s. to 100 q.s. to 100  0

For testing removal of the styrene-butadiene crosslinker polymers, thehair strands were colored as described in EXP 73. We then attempted toremove this coating. The results are summarized in Table 21.

TABLE 21 Visual assessment on hair strands after color removal VisualVisual assessment assessment on undamaged on Damaged Removal treatmentHair hair 1x MEA solution, shampoo and 3 3 rinse 2x MEA solution,shampoo and 3 3 rinse 2x Creative Curl, shampoo and 1 1 rinse 2xtoluene, shampoo and rinse 2 2 2x cysteamine solution, 1 1 shampoo andrinse

The Creative Curl solution and Cystamine solution demonstrated bestcolor removal, better than the alkaline (MEA solution) or solvent based(paint stripper).

For testing the removal of non-thiol crosslinked polymers we only usedthe MEA solution once. This solution can remove all color from allstrands in experiments EXP 49 through EXP 58 which all includepre-formed organic polymers. Additionally, the MEA solution is able toremove the color from EXP 59 through EXP 66, which all include polymerscrosslinked via inorganic crosslinker second component. For removingcationic acrylics crosslinked with isocyanate second component animportant concept is the correct pre-treatment. Table 22 gives thedetails.

TABLE 22 Summary of color removal experiments for cationic acrylicpre-formed polymers optionally crosslinked with second componentisocyanate crosslinker and silane adhesion promoter, with variation ofthird component pre-treatment Experiment describing the strand Visualassessment Visual coloration from on Undamaged assessment on Table 19Removal treatment Hair Damaged hair EXP 78 1x MEA solution, 1 1 shampooand rinse EXP 79 1x MEA solution, 1 1 shampoo and rinse EXP 80 1x MEAsolution, 3 2 shampoo and rinse EXP 81 1x MEA solution, 5 5 shampoo andrinse EXP 82 1x MEA solution, 2 1 shampoo and rinse EXP 83 1x MEAsolution, 3 2 shampoo and rinse EXP 84 1x MEA solution, 1 1 shampoo andrinse EXP 85 1x MEA solution, 1 2 shampoo and rinse EXP 86 1x MEAsolution, 2 N/A shampoo and rinse EXP 87 1x MEA solution, 3 N/A shampooand rinse

From Table 22 we can see that the pre-formed polymer alone was used withor without third component pre-treatment as in EXP 78 and EXP 79, thecolor was easily removed with the MEA solution. The color of crosslinkedcationic polymer without the third component pre-treatment in EXP 80 wasonly partially removed. The color of the crosslinked cationic polymerwith P3 third component pre-treatment in EXP 81 was very difficult toremove. When the third component pre-treatment in EXP 82 included ananionic second step mixture P8, the color was much better removed. Thisis also true when the brown pigment (EXP 83 and EXP 84) or aluminiumflakes (EXP 85 through EXP 87) are used. In conclusion, a two-steppre-treatment process containing a cationic step P3 and anionic step P8aids in the color removal with MEA solution in comparison with one-steppre-treatment with P3 alone.

Example 4

Preparation and Application of a First Component Containing OtherOrganic Polymers, a Second Component with an In Situ Cross Linker toCotton Cloth Pre-Treated with a Third Component Containing a BaseCompound:

General Description of Steps:

-   -   Preparation procedure for the third component also called        pre-treatment    -   Preparation procedure for combining organic polymer and pigment        premix to create first component    -   Preparation procedure for introduction of second component        containing an in situ cross linker    -   Application of color multicomponent composition to cotton cloth    -   Standard Heat Treatment Procedure    -   Standard Wash Procedure    -   Color removal composition    -   Application of color removal composition        Preparation Procedure for the Third Component Also Called        Pre-Treatment

This was prepared as described in the same paragraph in Example 1.

Preparation Procedure for Combining Polymer and Pigment Premix to CreateFirst Component

This was prepared as described in the same paragraph in Example 1.

Preparation Procedure for Introduction of a Second Component Containingan In Situ Linker

This was prepared as described in the same paragraph in Example 1.

Application of Color Multicomponent Composition to Cotton Cloth

Cotton Cloth Preparation:

The cotton cloth are 2 cm wide and 8 cm long with zig-zag edges.

Cotton Cloth Pre-Treatment

Cotton cloth as described above is treated with the pre-treatmentcomposition described above, one gram of composition per one gram ofcotton cloth. The application is accomplished by a slow distribution andspreading on the cotton cloth, for example, with fingers. The cottoncloth was left to soak in for 5 min. The cotton cloth was then placed inan oven at 25° C. for 1 h. Alternatively, the cotton cloth could be leftwet, the excess of the composition removed with an absorbent material,for example a towel.

General Coloring Procedure:

To the pre-treated cotton cloth described above is added a freshlyprepared color multicomponent composition as described above, 1 gram per1 gram of cotton cloth. The application is accomplished by a slowdistribution and spreading on the cotton cloth, for example, withfingers. The slow distribution can be accomplished by application with asyringe or a pipette serially to portions of the cotton cloth. Theexcess is removed with absorbent tissue material and the resultingcolored cotton cloth is then placed in an oven at 25° C. overnight tofully dry.

Standard Heat Treatment Procedure:

The cotton cloth was passed through a Braun Satin Hair 7 flat ironequipped with a temperature regulator. This was repeated 3 times. Unlessotherwise specified, the temperature setting was 150° C.

Standard Wash Procedure:

The standard wash procedure is used to determine the remanence of thecolored cotton cloth.

1. Rinse the cotton cloth for approximately 10 seconds with water (4L/min) at approximately 37+/−2 C.

2. Apply 0.1 g “Wella Professional Brilliance Shampoo for fine andnormal hair” without dilution to the cotton cloth described above.

3. Shampoo is worked into the colored cloth in the absence of waterdilution for 30 sec with fingers by using stroking motion into thecloth.

4. The shampooed colored cotton cloth is rinsed with water forapproximately 30 seconds.

5. The rinsed colored cotton cloth is then dried using a hot blow dryeruntil uniformly dry.

6. Steps 1-5 described above represent one cycle of the standard washprocedure.

7. Repeat of standard wash cycle for multiple cycles and comparison ofthe multiply washed cotton cloth to an unwashed colored cotton clothwhich indicates the degree of color remanence.

Color Removal Application

1. Apply 1 gram of color removal composition chosen from Table 20 inEXAMPLE 3 to 1 gram of colored cotton cloth.

2. The color removal composition is worked into the colored cotton clothin the absence of water dilution for approximately between 30 sec to 1minute with fingers by using stroking motion into the cloth.

3. Leave the color removal composition onto the colored cotton cloth forapproximately 10 min or longer undisturbed.

5. Remove excess color removal composition with an absorbent tissuematerial.

6. Apply 0.1 g of “Wella Professional Brilliance Shampoo for fine andnormal hair” without water dilution and work into the cotton cloth for30 sec with fingers by using stroking motion into the cotton cloth.

7. The shampooed cotton cloth is rinsed with water for approximately 30seconds.

8. The rinsed cloth is then dried using a hot blow dryer until uniformlydry.

Table 23 shows the experimental setup and results of these experiments.

TABLE 23 Results of Combination of first, and second and thirdcomponents applied to cotton cloth with optional post application heatapplication and assessment of off Multi- Pre- component Color Offtreatment composition Color Color (Creative from from remanence Off Curlhair Example 1, Example 3, at 5 (MEA perming Experiment: Table 5 Table18 Heat washes solution) product) EXP 88 None S13 None 2 1 n/a EXP 89None S13 150° C. 4 2 n/a EXP 90 P3 S13 None 3 3 n/a EXP 91 P3 S13 150°C. 4 4 n/a EXP 92 P3 S15 None 3 3 n/a EXP 93 P3 S18 None 4 3 2 EXP 94 P3S18 150° C. 4 3 3 EXP 95 P3 S19 None 4 3 2

EXP 88 illustrates, that the first organic polymer component aloneprovides low color remanence at 5 washes. MEA solution removes colorsubstantially from the EXP 88 application.

EXP 89 illustrates, that heating a first organic polymer component aloneprovides higher remanence as compared to the same composition (S13)without heat. MEA solution removes color substantially from the EXP 89application, but not as much color as is removed from the EXP 88application by MEA solution at constant concentration applied underidentical conditions (temperature, duration, etc.)

EXP 90 illustrates an improvement in color remanence (and decrease inMEA solution removal) when a third component pretreatment P3 step is oadded before using the composition of EXP 88.

EXP 91 illustrates an improvement in color remanence (and decrease inMEA solution removal) when the composition of EXP 90 is heated to 150°C. post-application.

EXP 92 illustrates that use of a zinc oxide crosslinker in addition tothe formulation of EXP 90 does not substantially affect color remanenceor removal with MEA solution.

EXP 93 illustrates that use of a PETMA crosslinker contained inmulticomponent composition S18 in place of the zinc oxide crosslinker ofEXP 92 improves color remanence while showing MEA solution color removalperformance on par with EXP 90 and EXP 92 and lesser (though stillmeasurable) removal with Creative Curl hair perming product.

EXP 94 illustrates equivalent color remanence performance (but decreasedcolor removal performance using the MEA solution or Creative Curl hairperming product routes) when EXP 93 is heated to 150° C.post-application.

EXP 95 illustrates color remanence performance on par with EXP 93 andEXP 94 even when a radical initiator is added. Color removal withCreative Curl hair perming product gives the best results.

Embodiment Statements

1. A multicomponent in situ linkable composition for coloring treatedmaterial, comprising:

a first component comprising an organic polymer having pendant orterminal or pendant and terminal first functional groups;

a second component comprising an in situ linking material having secondfunctional groups;

a third component comprising a base compound having third functionalgroups;

pigment microparticles in one or more or all of the first, second andthird components;

the first second and third functional groups being compatible reactionpairs and being capable of covalent, ionic, entanglement, electrostaticor coordination in situ linkage or a combination thereof; among eachother;

the first, second and third components being separate.

2. A multicomponent composition of statement 1 further comprising

a fourth component comprising a catalyst agent, an accelerator agent oran inorganic complexation agent, the agent being capable of promotingthe among the first, second and third functional groups or anycombination thereof, or the inorganic complexation agent capable offorming coordination linkages for the first component.

3. A multicomponent composition of statements 1 and 2 further comprisinga medium in any one or more of the first, second, third and fourthcomponents

4. A multicomponent composition according to any of statements 1 or131-134 wherein

the organic polymer comprises a polyolefin, a polyester, a hydroxylatedpolyester, an acrylate functionalized polyester, a polycarbonate, apolyallyl alcohol, a ketone resin, a polyether, a polyimine, apolyurethane, a polyurea, a polyglycol, a polyamide, a polypeptide, acarbohydrate compound, a cellulose, a cellulose derivative, a celluloseester, a hydroxylated cellulose, a carboxyl cellulose, a hydroxylcellulose ester, a hydroxy cellulose carboxylic acid, an alginate, agum, a polysaccharide, an amino acid polymer, a gelatin, anoligopeptide, a polypeptide, a protein, a carbohydrate-amino acid suchas a glycosylated peptide, a carbohydrate-purine/pyrimidine base, apolynucleoside, a biopolymer, a (meth)acrylic copolymer, a crotoniccopolymer, a polyurethane-polyglycol copolymer, a polycarbonate diol, astyrene-allyl alcohol copolymer, a polyol, a natural gum, polyvinylacetate, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polynipam, a polymer based on one or moreolefin monomers, a polymer based on ester units of diacids/diolmonomers, a polymer based on ester units of hydroxy acid monomers, apolymer based on ether monomeric units, a polymer based on thioethermonomeric units, a polymer based on polyol monomeric units, a polymerbased on alkylene oxide monomeric units, a polymer based on of alkyleneimine monomeric units, a polymer based on urethane monomeric units, apolymer based on urea monomeric units, a polymer based on amide units ofdiacid/diamine monomers, a polymer based on amide units of amino acidmonomeric units or a polymer having repeating residues based on carbonor carbon in combination with other atoms comprising oxygen and/ornitrogen and/or sulfur, and any combination thereof;

the first functional group comprises a hydroxyl group, a carboxylic acidgroup, an amine group, a mercapto group, a sulfonic acid group, asulfinic acid group, a vinyl group, a vinyloxycarbonyl group, anolefinoyloxy group, an alkynyl group, or a combination thereof,

the first functional group is covalently linked to the organic polymerthrough a carbon connection unit comprising a linear, branched or cyclicC1-C24 alkyl or alkoxy unit, a C2-C24 alkanoyl unit, a C6-C24 aromaticunit, a C5-C24 heteroaromatic unit having one or two heteroatomsselected from nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, a (C_(z)—O—C_(z))_(n)polyether unit wherein z is an integer of 1 to 6 and n is an integer of2 to 6, a (C_(y)—NH—C_(y))_(m) polyimino unit wherein y is an integer of1 to 6 and m is an integer of 2 to 6; or

the first functional group is covalently linked to the organic polymerthrough a silicon connection unit comprising a Si1-Si48 organosiloxaneunit having methyl as the organo group with silicon of the connectionunit bonded to the first functional group through an alkylenyl group ofone to three carbons or through an oxyalkylenyl group of one to threecarbons;

or the first functional group is an alkylenylalkoxysilane monomericresidue of the formula—(CH₂)_(n)—O_(j)—Si(R¹)_(n)(R²)_(3-a)wherein n is an integer of 0 to 6, j is zero of 1, R¹ is alkoxy of 1 to6 carbons or OH, an —OAc group, a —O—N═CHR¹ group or a —CH═CH₂ group, R²is alkyl of 1 to 3 carbons and a is an integer 1, 2 or 3;

wherein the selected the first functional groups are compatible witheach other if not the same;

the in situ linking material comprises an organic core comprising asaturated aliphatic compound, aromatic compound, polymeric compounddesignated as Cpd or a silicone core comprising a siloxane, apolysiloxane, a polyorganosiloxane or a polysilicone designated asSicpd,

wherein the organic core or the silicone core has at least two pendantor terminal or pendant and terminal second functional groups, and

wherein the saturated aliphatic compound comprises a linear or branchedalkyl group of 2 to 24 carbons or is a cyclic alkyl group of 5 to 24carbons; the aromatic compound comprises a phenyl, naphthyl,diphenylmethyl, pyridyl, quinolinyl, quinazolinyl or anthracenyl group;the polymeric compound Cpd comprises a poly(meth)acrylate with methyl orethyl ester groups except for the second functional groups,polycrotonate with methyl or ethyl ester groups except for the secondfunctional groups, a polyether, a polyol, a polyurethane, a polyurea, apolyester of a diacid and a diol or of a hydroxy acid, a polymer of oneor more monomers of C1-C6 alkyl (meth)acrylate, styrene and a C6-C12olefin; the polymeric compound Cpd has a weight average molecular weightof from about 0.2 kDa to about 10 kDa;

the silicone core, Sicpd comprises a silane, a di, tri or tetrasilane,an oligosilane, a siloxane, a di, tri or tetrasiloxane, a polysiloxane,a poly organosiloxane, a polyorganosilicone wherein organo groups, ifany, are C1-C3 alkyl groups, the Sicpd compound having a weight averagemolecular weight of from about 0.2 kDa to about 10 kDa; and

wherein each second functional group independently has the structure ofFormula I—R—Oq-R′—X   Formula I

wherein (i) the designator q is zero or one;

(ii) R is a C6-C10 aromatic group, a C1-C24 alkyl or a C1-C24 oxyalkylresidue or a dimethylsiloxanyl chain of 3 to 9 —O—Si(Me)₂- units and thevalence bond of R is attached to directly to the organic core orattached through an ether oxygen to the organic core, or

(iii) R is a C1-C24 alkylenyl residue, a C1-C24 oxyalkylenyl residue ora C1-C24 carbonylalkenyl residue and the valence bond of R is attacheddirectly or through an ether oxygen —O— to the silicone core, Sicpd;

and,

(iv) R′ is a linear or branched alkyl or alkanoxyalkyl oralkanaminoalkyl group of the Formula III or is a bond when alldesignators m, n, p, r, z and s are zero;[—(C1-C6)_(m)-] or[—(C1-C6)_(n)—(CHOH)_(p)(C1-C6)_(r)-Y_(z)—(C1-C6)_(s)-]   Formula IIIwherein the C1-C6 group is a linear or branched alkyl group of 1 to 6carbons and the designators m, n, r and s associated with each C1-C6indicates the total number of carbons possible for the group, themaximum being 24; m is zero or an integer of 1 to 4, n is zero or aninteger of 1 to 4, p is zero or one, r is zero or an integer of 1 to 4,z is zero or 1, s is zero or an integer of 1 to 4, Y is O or N;

X is isocyanato, thioisocyanato, linear, branched or cyclic epoxyalkyl,olefinoyloxy, malonic anhydrido, formyl, amino, hydroxyl, mercapto,furanyl, cyclopentadienyl or azido; or

X of Formula I is a mono, di, tri or tetra dimethyl siloxane group towhich is terminally bonded —Si(R¹)_(a)(R²)_(3-a) wherein R¹ is alkoxy of1 to 6 carbons or OH, an —OAc group, a —O—N═CHR¹ group, or hydrogen, R²is alkyl of 1 to 3 carbons and a is an integer 1, 2 or 3.

5. A multicomponent composition comprising first, second and thirdcomponents:

The first component comprises an organic polymer comprising repeatingunits of a hydrophobic monomer or a hydrophilic monomer or a combinationthereof, preferably a combination of the hydrophilic monomer and thehydrophobic monomer;

the hydrophobic monomer is selected from one or more of an olefiniccarboxylate ester monomer or one or more of a non-polar olefinic monomeror any combination thereof;

the olefinic carboxylate ester comprises an ester of an olefiniccarboxylic acid and at least one saturated linear or branched C1 to C24primary or secondary alcohol or a C4 to C24 cyclic alcohol;

the non-polar olefin monomer has the formulaH₂C═CHRwherein R is selected from hydrogen, linear or branched alkyl of one totwenty four carbons, unsubstituted phenyl or phenyl substituted by oneor more linear or branched alkyl of 1 to twenty four carbons, a vinylgroup or a polyester polyol group having terminal and/or pendanthydroxyl groups, or R is selected from —CR²═CHR¹ wherein R¹ is hydrogen,methyl, ethyl or phenyl and R² is hydrogen or methyl;

the hydrophilic olefinic monomer is selected from a hydroxyl ester of anolefinic carboxylic acid and a linear or branched alkyl diol of 2 to 24carbons or a cyclic alkyl diol of 5 to 24 carbons; or an aminoalkylester of an olefinic carboxylic acid and a linear or branched aminoalkylalcohol of 2 to 24 carbon or a cyclic aminoalkyl alcohol of 5 to 24carbons; or a thioalkyl ester of an olefinic carboxylic acid, and alinear or branched thioalkyl alcohol of 2 to 24 carbons or a cyclicthioalkyl alcohol of 5 to 24 carbons, an olefinic acid, vinyl alcohol,or a polar styrene compound selected from hydroxy styrene, carboxystyrene, carboxamido styrene or styrene sulfonate; or is any combinationof two or more of the hydroxyl ester, the aminoalkyl ester, thethioalkylester, the olefinic acid or the polar styrene compound;

the olefinic carboxylic acid is an alkenoic acid of 3 to 24 carbons oralkendioic acid of 4 to 24 carbons or partially hydrolyzedpolyacrylonitile or any combination thereof;

the organic polymer comprises at least two pendant or terminal orpendant and terminal first functional groups which are selected from ahydroxyl group, a carboxylic acid group, an amine group, a mercaptogroup, a sulfonic acid group, a sulfinic acid group, a vinyl group, anolefinoxyoyl group, alkynyl group or a combination thereof;

or the first functional group is the residue of a polymerizedalkenylalkylalkoxysilane monomer of the formulaH₂C═CH—(CH₂)_(n)—O_(j)—Si(R¹)_(a)(R²)_(3-a)wherein n is an integer of 0 to 6, j is zero of 1, R¹ is alkoxy of 1 to3 carbons, OH, an —OAc group, a —O—N═CHR¹ group or a —CH═CH₂ group, R²is alkyl of 1 to 3 carbons and a is an integer 1, 2 or 3;

wherein the selected first functional groups are compatible with eachother if not the same;

The second component comprises an in situ linking material comprising anorganic core comprising a saturated aliphatic compound, aromaticcompound, polymeric compound designated as Cpd or a silicone corecomprising a siloxane, a polysiloxane, a polyorganosiloxane or apolysilicone designated as Sicpd,

wherein the organic core or the silicone core has at least two pendantor terminal or pendant and terminal second functional groups, and

wherein the saturated aliphatic compound comprises a linear or branchedalkyl group of 2 to 24 carbons or is a cyclic alkyl group of 5 to 24carbons; the aromatic compound comprises a phenyl, naphthyl,diphenylmethyl, pyridyl, quinolinyl, quinazolinyl or anthracenyl group;the polymeric compound Cpd comprises a poly(meth)acrylate with methyl orethyl ester groups except for the second functional groups,polycrotonate with methyl or ethyl ester groups except for the secondfunctional groups, a polyether, a polyol, a polyurethane, a polyurea, apolyester of a diacid and a diol or of a hydroxy acid, a polymer of oneor more monomers of C1-C6 alkyl (meth)acrylate, styrene and a C6-C12olefin; the polymeric compound Cpd has a weight average molecular weightof from about 0.2 kDa to about 10 kDa;

the silicone core, Sicpd comprises a silane, a di, tri or tetrasilane,an oligosilane, a siloxane, a di, tri or tetrasiloxane, a polysiloxane,a poly organosiloxane, a polyorganosilicone wherein organo groups, ifany, are C1-C3 alkyl groups, the Sicpd compound having a weight averagemolecular weight of from about 0.2 kDa to about 10 kDa; and

wherein each second functional group independently has the structure ofFormula I—R—Oq-R′—X   Formula I

wherein (i) the designator q is zero or one;

(ii) R is a C6-C10 aromatic group, a C1-C24 alkyl or a C1-C24 oxyalkylresidue or a dimethylsiloxanyl chain of 3 to 9 —O—Si(Me)₂- units and thevalence bond of R is attached to directly to the organic core orattached through an ether oxygen to the organic core, or

(iii) R is a C1-C24 alkylenyl residue, a C1-C24 oxyalkylenyl residue ora C1-C24 carbonylalkenyl residue and the valence bond of R is attacheddirectly or through an ether oxygen —O— to the silicone core, Sicpd;

and,

(iv) R′ is a linear or branched alkyl or alkanoxyalkyl oralkanaminoalkyl group of the Formula III or is a bond when alldesignators m, n, p, r, z and s are zero;[—(C1-C6)_(m)-] or[—(C1-C6)_(n)—(CHOH)_(p)(C1-C6)_(r)-Y_(z)—(C1-C6)_(s)-]   Formula IIIwherein the C1-C6 group is a linear or branched alkyl group of 1 to 6carbons and the designators m, n, r and s associated with each C1-C6indicates the total number of carbons possible for the group, themaximum being 24; m is zero or an integer of 1 to 4, n is zero or aninteger of 1 to 4, p is zero or one, r is zero or an integer of 1 to 4,z is zero or 1, s is zero or an integer of 1 to 4, Y is O or N;

X is isocyanato, thioisocyanato, linear, branched or cyclic epoxy,olefinoyloxy, malonic anhydrido, formyl, amino, hydroxyl, mercapto,furanyl, cyclopentadienyl or azido; or

X of Formula I is a mono, di, tri or tetra dimethyl siloxane group towhich is terminally bonded —Si(R¹)_(a)(R²)_(3-a) wherein R¹ is alkoxy of1 to 6 carbons or OH, an —OAc group, a —O—N═CHR¹ group, or hydrogen, R²is alkyl of 1 to 3 carbons and a is an integer 1, 2 or 3;

the third component comprises a base compound comprising an aminecompound or a mercapto compound having a weight average molecular weightof about 150 Da to about 1 MDa and the amine compound is selected fromaminosilane, aminosiloxane, aminosilicone, aminopolysaccharide or alinear or branched polymer comprising linear polyethyleneimine, branchedpolyethylene imine, a copolymer of aminoethyl (meth)acrylate and ethyl(meth)acrylate, polyallylamine hydrochloride, polydiallyldimethylammonium chloride, polyvinylamine, (vinylamine-styrene) copolymer,poly(omega-aminoalkyl(meth)acrylate), polyvinylpyrrolidone poly(2-oxazoline) and random or block copolymers thereof and mixturesthereof.

6. A multicomponent composition of any of the preceding statementswherein the organic polymer comprises a film forming polymer chosen frompolymers and copolymers based on polyurethane, polyacrylate, siliconeresins, polyurea/polyurethane silicones and copolymers based on siliconeresin and on dimethiconol.7. A multicomponent composition of claim 6 wherein the polymers andcopolymers include or are adapted to include the first functional group.8. A multicomponent composition of any of the preceding statementswherein the first and second functional groups are complementaryreactive pairs.9. A multicomponent composition of statement 8 wherein the reactivepairs are isocyanate/thioisocyanate and hydroxyl, amine or mercapto orany combination of hydroxyl, amine and mercapto; carboxyl and hydroxyl,amine or mercapto or any combination of hydroxyl, amine and mercapto;epoxy and hydroxyl, amine or mercapto or any combination of hydroxyl,amine and mercapto; cyclohexylepoxy and hydroxyl, amine or mercapto orany combination of hydroxyl, amine and mercapto; (meth)acryloxy andhydroxyl, amine or mercapto or any combination of hydroxyl, amine andmercapto; melonic anhydride and hydroxyl, amine or mercapto or anycombination of hydroxyl, amine and mercapto; formyl and amine ormercapto or any combination of amine and mercapto; azido and alkynyl;vinyl and mercapto; mercapto and mercapto; any combination of—Si(R¹)_(a)(R²)_(3-a) wherein R¹ is alkoxy of 1 to 6 carbons or OH, an—OAc group, or a —O—N═CHR¹ group, R² is alkyl of 1 to 3 carbons and a isan integer 1, 2 or 3; or SiHR² and —SiR²—CH═CH₂.10. A multicomponent composition of statement 9 wherein the reactivepairs are isocyanate and hydroxyl, amine or mercapto or any combinationof hydroxyl, amine and mercapto; epoxy and hydroxyl or amine, ormercapto or a combination any two or more of hydroxyl and amine andmercapto; (meth)acryloxy and hydroxyl, amine or mercapto or acombination of any two or more of hydroxyl and amine and mercapto;mercapto and mercapto; or Si—OH and Si—OR or Si—OH and Si—OH or Si—ORand Si—OR wherein R is methyl or ethyl.11. A multicomponent composition of statement 9 wherein the reactivepairs are isocyanate and hydroxyl, amine or mercapto or any combinationof hydroxyl, amine and mercapto; epoxy and hydroxyl, amine or mercaptoor any combination of hydroxyl, amine and mercapto; or Si—OH and. Si—ORor Si—OH and Si—OH or Si—OR and Si—OR wherein R is methyl or ethyl.12. A multicomponent composition of statement 9 wherein the reactivepair is isocyanate and hydroxyl, amine or mercapto or any combination ofhydroxyl, amine and mercapto.13. A multicomponent composition of statement 9 wherein the reactivepair is or Si—OH and Si—OR or Si—OH and Si—OH or Si—OR and Si—OR.14. A multicomponent composition of statement 9 wherein the reactivepair is epoxy and hydroxyl, amine or mercapto or any combination ofhydroxyl, amine and mercapto.15. A multicomponent composition of statement 9 wherein the reactivepair is carboxyl and hydroxyl or amine or a combination of hydroxyl andamine and the agent is a carbodiimide.16 A multicomponent composition of statement 8 wherein the reactive pairis (meth)acrylyloxy or crotonyloxy and hydroxyl, amine or mercapto orany combination of hydroxyl, amine and mercapto.17. A multicomponent composition of any of the preceding statementswherein the agent of the fourth component is a catalyst or acceleratorfor the first and second functional group reactive pairs.18. A composition according to any of the preceding statements whereinthe organic polymer includes alkylalkoxysilane monomeric residues of theformula—(CH₂)_(n)—O_(j)—Si(R¹)_(a)(R²)_(3-a)wherein n is an integer of 0 to 6, j is zero of 1, R¹ is alkoxy of 1 to3 carbons or OH, R² is alkyl of 1 to 3 carbons and a is an integer 1, 2or 3;

the in situ linking material is present or absent and when present isthe polymer Cpd with at least two second functional groups of Formula Iwherein R is the dimethylsilanoxy chain, the designator q is zero, R′ isa bond and X is a mono, di, tri or tetra dimethyl siloxane group towhich is terminally bonded a silanol group (Si—OH) or an alkoxysilane(Si—OR) with 1 to 3 carbons in the alkoxy group.

19. A multicomponent composition of statement 18 wherein the in situlinking material is present.

20. A multicomponent composition of statement 18 wherein the in situlinking material is absent, the fourth component is present, is waterand the organic polymer is capable of in situ self-linking.

21. A multicomponent composition of any of the preceding statementswherein a medium is compatible with any of the first, second and thirdfunctional groups.

22. A composition according to any of the preceding statements whereinthe olefinic carboxylic acid is selected from one or more of(meth)acrylic acid, crotonic acid, pentenoic acid, hexenoic acid, maleicacid, fumaric acid, glutaconic acid, itaconic acid, citraconic acid,mesaconic acid or any combination thereof.23. A composition according to preceding statements wherein the esteralcohol is a C1-C6 linear, branched or cyclic primary or secondaryalcohol, a ester amino alcohol is amino ethanol, amino propanol oraminobutanol, the ester diol is ethylene diol, propylene diol, butylenediol, pentylene diol or cyclohexane diol; and the ester mercapto alcoholis mercaptoethanol, mercaptopropanol or mercapto butanol.24. A composition according to any of the preceding statements whereinthe olefinic carboxylic acid is (meth)acrylic acid, crotonic acid,maleic acid, fumaric acid, itaconic acid or a combination thereof.25. A composition according to any of the preceding statements whereinthe ester alcohol is methanol, ethanol, ethylhexyl alcohol, butylalcohol or propyl alcohol; the ester amino alcohol is amino ethanol; theester diol is ethylene diol or propylene diol and the estermercaptoalcohol is mercaptoethanol.26. A composition according to any of the preceding statements whereinthe organic polymer is essentially free to completely free of thenon-polar olefinic monomer.27. A composition according to any of preceding statements 1-25 whereinthe non-polar olefinic monomer is present.28. A composition of any of the preceding composition statements whereinthe weight percentage of hydrophobic monomer is about 99.9% to about50%, and the weight percentage of the hydrophilic olefinic monomer isabout 0.1% to about 50%, the weight percentages being relative to thetotal weight of the organic polymer,29. A composition of any of the preceding statements including the thirdcomponent wherein the base compound of the third component has a weightaverage molecular weight of about 150 Da to about 1 MDa and the basecompound is selected from aminosilane, aminosiloxane, aminosilicone or alinear or branched polymer comprising linear polyethyleneimine, branchedpolyethylene imine, aminopolysaccharide, a copolymer of aminoethyl(meth)acrylate and ethyl (meth)acrylate, polyallylamine hydrochloride,polydiallyldimethyl ammonium chloride, polyvinylamine,(vinylamine-styrene) copolymer, poly(omega-aminoalkyl(meth)acrylate),polyvinylpyrrolidone poly (2-oxazoline) and random or block copolymersthereof and mixtures thereof.30. A composition according to any of the preceding statements whereinthe in situ linking material is a linear, branched or cyclic alkylenylor aromatic diisocyanate or triisocyanate having an alkylenyl chain offrom 4 to 24 carbons, and the organic polymer is a copolymer ofhydrophobic monomer of alkyl (meth)acrylate and optional styrene at aweight percent of about 50% to about 97 wt % and hydrophilic monomer ofhydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate and (meth)acrylic acid at a weight percentof about 3 wt % to about 50 wt % wherein all weight percentages arerelative to the total weight of the organic polymer.31. A multicomponent composition of any of the preceding statementswherein the in situ linking material is toluene diisocyanate,diphenylmethane diisocyanate, hexamethylene diisocyanate, bisisocyanatocyclohexyl methane, isophorone diisocyanate,trimethylolpropane tri-hexamethylene diisocyanate adduct, biurettriisocyanate, isocyanurate triisocyanate, uretdione hexamethylenediisocyanate, trimers of hexamethylene diisocyanate, or a blockedpolyisocyanate of hexamethylene diisocyanate and a phenol,E-caprolactam, butanone oxime or dimethyl pyrazole blocker.32. A composition according to any of statements 1-29 wherein the insitu linking material contains amine groups as the second functionalgroup, the organic polymer is a copolymer of alkyl (meth)acrylate,hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate, optional styrene, from 2 to 10 mole percent(meth)acrylic acid, the base compound is polyethyleneimine and thefourth component is an aliphatic carbodiimide.33. A composition of any of the preceding statements wherein thesubstantial majority of the organic polymer molecules has at least twohydroxyl groups per molecule when the organic polymer containshydroxyalkyl ester monomeric units.34. A composition of any of the preceding statements wherein thesubstantial majority of the organic polymer molecules has at least aboutthree hydroxyl groups per molecule.35. A composition of any of the preceding statements wherein thesubstantial majority of the organic polymer molecules has at least aboutfour hydroxyl groups per molecule.36. A composition of any of the preceding statements wherein thesubstantial majority of the organic polymer molecules has at least twoamine groups per molecule when the organic polymer contains aminoalkylester monomeric units.37. A composition of any of the preceding statements wherein thesubstantial majority of the organic polymer molecules has at least aboutthree amine groups per molecule.38. A composition of any of the preceding statements wherein thesubstantial majority of the organic polymer molecules has at least aboutfour amine groups per molecule.39. A composition of any of the preceding statements wherein thesubstantial majority of the organic polymer molecules has at least twomercapto groups per molecule when the organic polymer containsmercaptoester monomeric units.40. A composition of the preceding statements wherein the substantialmajority of the organic polymer molecules has at least about threemercapto groups per molecule.41. A composition of the preceding statements wherein the substantialmajority of the organic polymer molecules has at least about fourmercapto groups per molecule.42. A composition of any of preceding statements wherein the substantialmajority of the organic polymer molecules has at least two carboxylgroups per molecule when the organic polymer has olefinic acid monomericunits.43. A composition of preceding statements wherein the substantialmajority of the organic polymer molecules has at least about threecarboxyl groups.44. A composition of preceding statements wherein the substantialmajority of the organic polymer molecules has at least about fourcarboxyl groups per molecule.45. A multicomponent composition according to any of the precedingstatements wherein the organic polymer has at least two or three firstfunctional groups per molecule, the in situ linking material has atleast two or three second functional groups per molecule and the basecompound has at least two or three third functional groups per molecule.46. A multicomponent composition of any of the preceding statementswherein the organic polymer has at least three or four first functionalgroups per molecule, the in situ linking material has at least three orfour second functional groups per molecule and the base compound has atleast three or four third functional groups per molecule.47. A multicomponent composition of any of the preceding statementswhereinthe organic polymer in water has a pH of from about 3 to about 12;the organic polymer has an acid value of from about 1 to about 500,preferably about 2 to 250, more preferably about 7 to 90; the copolymerof the organic polymer has a glass transition temperature of from about−125° C. to about 90° C. and the organic polymer has a weight averagemolecular weight in the range of about 2 KDa to about 2 MDa, the organicpolymer has a polydispersity in a range from 2 to 10.48. A composition according to any of the preceding statements whereinthe organic polymer comprises a random distribution of monomer residuesor a block arrangement of monomeric residues, each block comprisingmonomeric residues of similar hydrophilic or hydrophobic properties.49. A composition according to statement 48 comprising incorporation ofthe organic polymer as blocks of a block polymer, which block polymerfurther comprises blocks of an organosilicone polymer.50. A composition according to any of the preceding statements whereinthe organic polymer comprises the hydrophilic monomer as (meth)acrylicacid at about 0.3% to about 10% by weight, and hydroxyethyl orhydroxypropyl (meth)acrylate at about 1% to about 20% by weight, thehydrophobic monomer as methyl or ethyl (meth)acrylate at about 10% toabout 80% by weight, and the olefin monomer at zero percent ordetectable amount up to about 80% by weight, preferred about 35% toabout 45%, more preferably about 38% to about 43%, most preferably about40% by weight wherein all weights are relative to the total weight ofthe polymer.51. A composition according to any of the preceding statements whereinthe organic polymer comprises the hydrophilic monomer as crotonic acidat about 1% to about 10% by weight, hydroxyethyl crotonate orhydroxypropyl crotonate at about 1% to about 20% by weight; thehydrophobic monomer as methyl or ethyl crotonate % to about 80% byweight, and the olefin monomer as styrene at about zero percent ordetectable amount up to about 80% by weight. preferred about 35% toabout 45%, more preferably about 38% to about 43%, most preferably about40% by weight wherein all weights are relative to the total weight ofthe polymer.52. A composition according to any of the preceding statements whereinthe organic polymer comprises monomeric units of alkyl (meth)acrylate oralkyl crotonate or a combination thereof with the alkyl group being 1 to3 carbons; hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate or hydroxyalkyl crotonate or acombination thereof with the alkyl group being 1 to 3 carbons;(meth)acrylic acid or crotonic acid or any combination thereof; andoptional styrene; the in situ linking material comprises toluenediisocyanate, diphenylmethane diisocyanate, hexamethylene diisocyanate,bis isocyanatocyclohexyl methane, isophorone diisocyanate,trimethylolpropane tri-hexamethylene diisocyanate adduct, biurettriisocyanate, isocyanurate triisocyanate, uretdione hexamethylenediisocyanate, trimers of hexamethylene diisocyanate, or a blockedpolyisocyanate of hexamethylene diisocyanate and a phenol,E-caprolactam, butanone oxime or dimethyl pyrazole blocker, an oligomerof ethylhexyl diisocyanate and 1,6 hexane diol with terminal isocyanategroups, oligomeric urethane triisocyanate or any combination thereof; orany combination thereof; and the base compound comprises polyethyleneimine.53. A composition according to any of the preceding statements whereinthe organic polymer comprises monomeric units of alkyl (meth)acrylate,hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate and (meth)acrylic acid; the hydroxyl numberof the polymer is from 0.1 to 5 wt % and the acid number of the polymeris from 7 to 90.54. A composition according to any of the preceding statements whereinthe organic polymer comprises a copolymer of methyl or ethyl(meth)acrylate, hydroxyethyl or hydroxypropyl (meth)acrylate and(meth)acrylic acid.55. A multicomponent composition of any of the preceding statementswherein:

the organic polymer comprises C1-C12 alkyl (meth)acrylate, C2-C12hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate or C2-C12 aminoalkyl (meth)acrylate,(meth)acrylic acid and optional styrene;

the in situ material comprises a polymeric compound Cpd containing twoor more epoxides, a polymeric compound Cpd containing two or moreacryloxyvinyl groups, a polymeric compound Cpd containing two or moreamino groups or a polymeric compound Cpd containing two or moreisocyanate groups; and,

the third component comprises polyethyleneimine or aminosilane ormercaptosilane.

56. A multicomponent composition of any of the preceding statementswherein the polymeric compound Cpd is a polymeric isocyanate comprisingbis (4-isocyanatocyclohexyl) methane or isophorone diisocyanate orhexamethylenediisocyanate or a di or tri-isocyanato polymeric urethaneof (hexamethylene diol-hexamethylene disocyanate/triisocyanate) ortoluene diisocyanate or napththalene diisocyanate or triisocyanate orbis (4-isocyanaatophenyl) methane.57. A multicomponent composition of any of the preceding statementswherein the in situ material is a polymeric acryloxyvinyl polymer ofalkyl (meth)acrylate and the hydroxyvinyl ester of (meth)acrylate withthe (meth)acrylate group being a pendant group.58. A multicomponent composition of any of the preceding statementswherein the in situ material is a copolymer of alkyl (meth) acrylate andaminoalkyl (meth)acrylate, the alkyl group having from 1 to 6 carbonsand the second compound is a carbodiimide.59. A multicomponent composition of any of the preceding statementswherein:

the organic polymer is a copolymer of ethyl (meth)acrylate, C2-C6hydroxyalkyl (meth)acrylate and about 0.1 to about 5 wt % of(meth)acrylic acid relative to the weight of the organic polymer;

the in situ material comprises toluene diisocyanate, diphenylmethanediisocyanate, hexamethylene diisocyanate, bis isocyanatocyclohexylmethane, isophorone diisocyanate, trimethylolpropane tri-hexamethylenediisocyanate adduct, biuret triisocyanate, isocyanurate triisocyanate,uretdione hexamethylene diisocyanate, trimers of hexamethylenediisocyanate, or a blocked polyisocyanate of hexamethylene diisocyanateand a phenol, E-caprolactom, butanone oxime or dimethyl pyrazole blockeror a polymeric and/or oligomeric urethan/urea backbone with multiplependant or terminal or pendant and terminal isocyanate groups;

the base compound comprises polyethyleneimine;

the agent is a catalyst for the conversion of isocyanate to urethaneand/or urea groups.

60. A composition according to any of the preceding statements whereinthe olefinic monomer comprises styrene, butadiene, phenyl butadiene,isoprene, 4-vinylbenzenecarboxamide, 4-vinyl benzoic acid, ethyl 4-vinylbenzoate, vinyl phenol, 4-vinyl-1-hydroxymethyl benzene, butene,pentene, hexene, divinyl benzene or any combination thereof.61. A multicomponent composition according to any of the precedingstatements comprising:

an organic polymer comprising repeating units of a hydrophobic monomerand a hydrophilic monomer, wherein;

the hydrophobic monomer is a selected from styrene and one or more ofbutadiene and isoprene;

the hydrophilic olefinic monomer is selected from a hydroxyl ester of anolefinic carboxylic acid and an alkyl diol of 2 to 24 carbons, a C3-C5olefinic carboxylic acid or a C4-C6 olefinic dicarboxylic acid or acombination thereof 62. A multicomponent composition any of thepreceding statements wherein the fourth component is present andcomprises an inorganic complexation agent.

63. A multicomponent composition of any of the preceding statementswherein the fourth component comprises an inorganic complexation agentwhich is capable of forming coordination complexes with more than oneorganic polymer.

64. A multicomponent composition of any of the preceding statementsfurther comprising the third component, the base compound being an aminopolymer.

65. A multicomponent composition of any of the preceding statementswherein the aminopolymer is polyethyleneimine.

66. A multicomponent composition of preceding statements wherein theorganic polymer comprises repeating units of the hydrophobic monomer andthe hydrophilic monomer with up to 10 wt % of the hydrophilic monomerrelative to the total weight of the organic polymer.67. A multicomponent composition of any of the preceding statementswherein the in situ material is absent and the organic polymer containsresidual unsaturated and in situ links with itself in the presence of afree radical initiator.68. A multicomponent composition of any of the preceding statementswherein

the organic polymer comprises a copolymer of styrene, butadiene, anditaconic acid;

the second component comprises the copolymer of the first component;

the third component comprises polyethyleneimine;

a fourth component comprising a free radical initiator or the inorganiccoordination cross-linker agent or mercapto cross-linker optionallycombined with the polymer; the first component and the third componentbeing separate or combined. and the fourth component being separate fromthe first, second and third components.

69. A multicomponent composition of any of the preceding statementswherein a dispersion of pigment microparticles and dispersant isincorporated in any one of the first, second and third components, inany two of the components or in all three of the components.70. A multicomponent composition comprising:

a first component of an organic polymer;

a second component comprising an in situ linking material; the first andsecond components being separate,

pigment particles in the first or second component or in both of thefirst and second components; wherein,

the organic polymer comprises a copolymer of a hydrophobic monomer andhydrophilic monomer, the hydrophobic monomer comprising a C1-C24 alkyllinear or branched (meth)acrylate monomer or a C1-C24 alkyl linear orbranched crotonate monomer and styrene or a combination thereof whereinthe styrene is present at a weight percentage amount of from none up toabout 50 wt % relative to the total weight of the organic copolymer; andthe hydrophilic monomer comprising an olefinic acid selected from(meth)acrylic acid or crotonic acid or a combination thereof, and ahydroxyalkyl olefinic ester selected from hydroxymethyl or hydroxyethyl(meth)acrylate or crotonate or any combination thereof;

the in situ linking material comprises toluene diisocyanate,diphenylmethane diisocyanate, hexamethylene diisocyanate, bisisocyanatocyclohexyl methane, isophorone diisocyanate,trimethylolpropane tri-hexamethylene diisocyanate adduct, biurettriisocyanate, isocyanurate triisocyanate, uretdione hexamethylenediisocyanate, trimers of hexamethylene diisocyanate, or a blockedpolyisocyanate of hexamethylene diisocyanate and a phenol,E-caprolactom, butanone oxime or dimethyl pyrazole blocker; the acidnumber of the organic copolymer is in a range of about 7 to about 90;

the hydroxyalkyl olefinic ester portion of the organic copolymer is in arange of about 1-5 wt % relative to the total weight of the organiccopolymer;

the molar ratio of free isocyanate groups to hydroxyl groups is in arange of about 0.5:2 to 25:1, preferably about 1:1 to about 15:1.

71. A multicomponent composition of statement 70 further comprising athird component of a base compound and a medium, wherein the basecompound is polyethyleneimine at a concentration of 0.1-5% in mediumrelative to the total weight of the combination of the base compound andthe medium.72. A multicomponent composition of statement 70 wherein the weightpercentage of the organic polymer and the in situ linking material isbetween 1-20 wt. %, preferably about 1-10 wt %, more preferably 2-8 wt %of the combined first and second components.73. A multicomponent composition of statement 70 wherein the organiccopolymer comprises, styrene at a weight percentage relative to thetotal weight of the organic copolymer of from none up to about 30 wt %,ethyl (meth)acrylate, hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate and (meth)acrylicacid.74. A multicomponent composition of statement 73 wherein the organiccopolymer is completely free of styrene.75. A multicomponent composition comprising:

a first component of a medium and an organic copolymer comprisingrepeating units of a first hydrophobic monomer and a first hydrophilicmonomer; wherein

the first hydrophobic monomer is selected from a non-polar olefinicmonomer having the formulaH₂C═CHRwherein R is selected from hydrogen, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl,phenyl, hydroxyphenyl, nitrile or —CR²═CHR¹ wherein R¹ is hydrogen,methyl, ethyl or phenyl; wherein R² is H or methyl; or any combinationthereof;

the first hydrophilic olefinic monomer comprises an olefinic carboxylicacid wherein the olefinic carboxylic acid comprises alkendioic acid of 3to 12 carbons or alkenoic acid of 3 to 12 carbons;

a fourth component comprising a catalyst, coordination agent or freeradical initiator for producing covalent, ionic, electrostatic orcoordination among the copolymer molecules of the first component;

pigment particles in the first or fourth component or in both of thefirst and fourth components;

the first component being separate from the fourth component.

76. A multicomponent composition of statement 75 wherein the polymercomponent of the first component has a weight percentage of about 1 wt %to about 40 wt % relative to the total weight of the first component.

77. A multicomponent composition of statement 75 comprising a thirdcomponent comprising a base compound in medium, the third componentbeing separate from the first and second components.

78. A multicomponent composition of statement 75-77 wherein the organiccopolymer comprises a polymer of styrene, butadiene and itaconic or(meth)acrylic acid wherein the weight percentages respectively arebetween about 5-50 wt. % of styrene, about 50-95 wt. % butadiene, andabout 0-5 wt. % itaconic or (meth) acrylic acid.79. A multicomponent composition of statement 75 wherein the fourthcomponent is a carbonate salt of a cation selected from an alkali oralkali earth metal or transition metal.80. A multicomponent composition of statement 75 wherein the cation ofthe carbonate salt is zirconium or zinc cation.81. A multicomponent composition of statement 75 wherein the secondcomponent is tri or tetra mercapto or a combination of the secondcomponent which is tri or tetramercapton and a fourth component which isa free radical initiator.82. A multicomponent composition of statement 75 wherein the fourthcomponent is a free radical initiator compound.83. A multicomponent composition of statement 75 wherein the freeradical initiator is peroxide or azo or a photo initiator.84. A multicomponent composition of any of statements 75-83 whereinthe first component comprises a first copolymer of styrene, butadieneand itaconic acid;the fourth component comprises a free radical initiator;the third component comprises polyethyleneimine.85. A multicomponent composition of any of statements 75-84 whereinthe first component of the composition has a pH of from about 3 to about12 in water;the first component has an acid value of from zero (no acid) to about100, preferably 0.1-100, more preferably about 7-90;the copolymer of the first component has a glass transition temperatureof from about −120° C. to about 90° C.;the copolymer of the first component has a weight average molecularweight in the range of about 2 KDa to about 2 MDa;the weight percentage of the fourth component is from 5-40% of theweight of the polymer when the fourth component is polymercaptan, ormetal carbonate;the weight percentage of the free radical initiator or photo initiatoris between 0.1-3 wt. % of the total composition.86. A multicomponent composition of any of statements 75-85 wherein theorganic copolymer is neutralized with volatilizable amine compoundselected from ammonia or an organic amine.87. The composition of the preceding statements, wherein at least oneportion of the pigment microparticles is an organic pigment.88. The composition of the preceding statements, wherein the compositionhas a pigment solids content of about 0.1 wt % to about 30 wt %preferably about 0.2 wt % to about 10 wt % relative to the total weightof the composition.89. The composition of the preceding statements, wherein the pigmentselected has a hair color gamut of greater than about 250.90. The composition of the preceding statements, wherein the pigmentmicroparticles have a D50[vol] particle diameter between 0.001 micronsand 0.5 microns, preferably between 0.01 microns and 0.5 microns.91. The composition of the preceding statements, wherein the compositioncomprises at least one pigment microparticle that has a flake morphology92. The composition of the preceding statements and any combinationthereof further comprising metallic microplatelets or microparticleswhich impart reflection to the colored human hair strands.93. A composition of the preceding statements wherein the flake factoris greater than 10.94. A composition of any of the preceding statements any combinationthereof further comprising one or more of a plasticizer, a dispersant,wetting agent, anti-agglomeration agent, preservative, fragrance, anorganic dye compound, a feel modification agent or a thickening agent;the dispersant, anti-agglomeration agent capable of providing dispersionof the pigment particles, the plasticizer and thickener capable ofproviding viscosity parameters to enable flow and hold of thecomposition on the keratin fibers.95. A composition of the preceding statements wherein the pigmentmicroparticles comprise organic pigment microparticles, which impartscolor to the hair, having a given D50[vol], and pigment microparticles,for providing light scattering properties to the colored hair, having aD50[vol] which is larger than the D50[vol] value of the organic pigmentmicroparticles.96. A composition of any of the preceding statements and any combinationthereof, wherein the composition has a viscosity of from about 0.001 toabout 2000 Pa s⁻¹.97. A composition of the preceding statements, wherein the compositionhas a viscosity of from about 10 to about 75 Pa s⁻¹.98. A composition of the preceding statements wherein the compositionhas the physical character of a foam.99. A composition the preceding composition statements wherein themedium for at least one of the components comprises at least one liquidselected from the group consisting of water, protic organic medium,protic organic non-aqueous medium, an aprotic, non-aqueous organicmedium and any compatible combination thereof.100. A composition of statement 99 wherein the medium is water or anon-aqueous organic medium.101. A composition of 99 wherein the medium is an aprotic non-aqueousorganic medium that has a boiling point at standard pressure at atemperature of from ambient to about 200° C.102. A composition of statement 99 wherein the medium is a proticorganic medium.103. A composition of statement 99 wherein the medium is a nonpolar,aprotic organic medium selected from decane, isodecane, isododecane, aliquid silicone, cyclomethicone, glyme or decamethyl cyclopentasiloxane.104. A composition of statement 99 wherein the second component is freeof a medium.105. A composition of the preceding statements wherein the combinedconcentration of the organic polymer and the in situ linking materialcompared with the concentration of the pigment particles variesaccording to the relationship of the larger the average submicron sizeof the pigment, the higher the concentration of combined polymersrelative to the concentration of pigment particle, and the minimumbaseline concentration relation of pigment to combined polymers is 1:0.3weight to weight relative to the total weight of the composition.106. A composition of the preceding statements wherein the concentrationof the base compound of the third component compared with theconcentration of the pigment particles varies according to therelationship of the larger the average submicron size of the pigment,the higher the concentration of base compound relative to theconcentration of pigment particle, and the minimum baselineconcentration relation of pigment to base compound is 1:0.3 weight toweight relative to the total weight of the composition of first, secondand third components.107. A composition according to the preceding statements, furthercomprising an excipient selected from a dispersing agent, apreservative, a fragrance, a surfactant, a feel modification agent and athickening agent or a combination thereof.108. A composition of statement 107 wherein the excipient includes atleast a dispersing agent and the concentration of the dispersing agentis in an amount able to generate a positive or negative zeta potentialin the composition.109. A composition of statement 108 wherein the dispersing agent is anonionic surfactant selected from ethoxylated aliphatic alcohol,polyoxyethylene glycol, esters of fatty acids and glycerol, polyethyleneglycol esters of fatty acids, anhydrosorbitol esters, polyethoxylatedsorbitol esters, polysorbates, poloxamer, nonoxynol, fatty alcohol,tritan, tween, alkoxylated, hydrogenated castor oil.110. A composition of statement 107-109 wherein the excipient includesat least a thickening agent and the concentration of the thickeningagent is sufficient to maintain a suspension of metallic flakes orpigments in the composition.111. A method for preparing the multicomponent composition the precedingstatements comprising dispersing dry pigment microparticles in a portionof a medium to form a slurry, adding additional medium to the slurry andapplying a high energy dispersing procedure to prepare a premix of thepigment particles in the medium.112. A method of statement 111 further comprising combining the first orsecond component or the first and second components with portions of thepremix to form a substantially uniform dispersion of the pigmentparticles in the first or second component or in both of the first andsecond components.113. A method of statement 112 wherein the pigment particles aredispersed in one of the first and second components.114. A method of statement 112 wherein the pigment particles aredispersed in the first and second components.115. A method of statement 112 wherein the pigment particles with thefirst component differ from the pigment particles with the secondcomponent.116. A method of any of statements 111-115 wherein the organic liquid isan ethoxylated alcohol.117. A method of statement 116 wherein the organic liquid includes adispersing agent of statement 109.113. A method of any of statements 112-117 wherein the high energydispersing technique includes ultra-high speed, high energy mixing.114. A kit comprising a multicompartment container, each containercomprising one of the first, second and third components of themulticomponent composition of statement 2.115. A composition according to statement 1 or 2 comprising apre-application formulation prepared by mixing together the first andsecond components.116. A composition according to the preceding composition statementsincluding the third component wherein the first component is maintainedin a first compartment, the second component is maintained in a secondcompartment and the third component is maintained in a thirdcompartment.117. A composition according to the preceding composition statements notincluding the third component wherein the first component is maintainedin a first compartment, the second component is maintained in a secondcompartment.118. A composition according to statement 116 or 117 comprising apreapplication formulation prepared by mixing together the first andsecond components to form coloring mixture.119. A method for coloring keratin material comprising applying first tothe keratin material the third component of statement 116 to formpretreated keratin material.120. A method of statement 119 further comprising optionally or at leastpartially drying the third component on the keratin material.121. A method of statement 119 further comprising combining the firstand second components of statement 114 to form to form an in situcoloring mixture, applying the in situ coloring mixture to thepretreated keratin material and causing the in situ coloring mixture toform a colored coating on the keratin material.122. A method of statement 121 further comprising drying the coloredcoating on the keratin material.123. A method for coloring keratin material comprising combining thefirst and second components of statement 117 to form a color formulationand applying the color formulation to the keratin material to form acoated keratin material and causing the coated keratin material to forma colored coating on the keratin material.124. A colored coating for hair strands produced according to the methodof statement 121 or 123.125. A colored coating for hair strands according to statement 124wherein the composition forms a solid, flexible elastic film on eachindividualized hair fibre in which are embedded the pigment particles.126. A colored coating for hair strands according to statement 125wherein the film has the microscopic appearance of a semicontinuous orcontinuous coating127. A colored coating for hair strands according to statements 124-126which are resistant to color fading by repeated washings according to astandard wash procedure.128. A colored coating for hair strands according to statement 127wherein the repeated washings number 5 to 15.129. A colored coating for hair strands according to statement 128wherein the repeated washing number 15 or more.130. A color removal composition for applying to color coated hairstrands comprising applying one or more of surfactant, solvent, acid,base, polymer, polyelectrolyte, salt sources of fluorine, ionic liquidsto remove the color coating.131. A method for removing color from a colored coating of any of claims121-129 comprising applying one or more of surfactant, solvent, acid,base, polymer, polyelectrolyte, source of fluorine, salt source offluorine and/or an ionic liquid to remove the color coating.132. A color removal composition of claim 130 comprising a source offluoride.133. A color removal composition comprising a medium with a Hansensolubility parameter of δd+δp+δh.134. A method according to claim 131 comprising combining the coloredhair strands with an aqueous-organic mixture of a fluorine source,agitating the mixture on the hair and washing with a basic aqueoussolution of detergent with optional brushing.135. A method according to claim 134 comprising adding one of heat,electromagnetism, mechanical energy, or cooling to the method of claim134.136. A method of selecting the removal composition to chemically breakdown covalent bonds in the in situ cross linked multicomponentcomposition.137. A multicomponent in situ linkable composition for coloring treatedmaterial, comprising:

a first component comprising an organic polymer having pendant orterminal or pendant and terminal first functional groups;

a second component comprising an in situ linking material having secondfunctional groups;

pigment microparticles in one of the first and second components or inboth of the first and second components;

the first and second functional groups being complementary reactionpairs that are capable of forming with each other covalent, coordinate,entanglement, ionic or electrostatic linkages in situ or any combinationthereof;

the first and second components being separate.

138. A multicomponent in situ linkable composition according tostatement 137 further comprising:

a third component comprising a base compound having third functionalgroups capable of forming covalent, coordinate, entanglement, ionic orelectrostatic linkages or combination thereof with the first functionalgroups of the organic polymer, the second functional groups of the insitu linking material, the treated material or any combination thereof;

optional pigment microparticles;

the third component being separate from the first and second components

139 A multicomponent composition of any of statement 137-138 furthercomprising

a fourth component comprising a catalyst agent, an accelerator agent oran inorganic complexation agent, the agent being capable of promotingthe covalent, ionic, entanglement, electrostatic or coordination in situlinkage or combination thereof among the first, second and thirdfunctional groups or any combination thereof, or the inorganiccomplexation agent capable of forming coordination linkages for thefirst component.

140. A multicomponent composition of any of statement 137-139 furthercomprising a medium in any one or more of the first, second, third andfourth components.

SUMMARY STATEMENTS

The inventions, examples and results described and claimed herein mayhave attributes and embodiments include, but not limited to, those setforth or described or referenced in this application.

All patents, publications, scientific articles, web sites and otherdocuments and ministerial references or mentioned herein are indicativeof the levels of skill of those skilled in the art to which theinvention pertains, and each such referenced document and material ishereby incorporated by reference to the same extent as if it had beenincorporated verbatim and set forth in its entirety herein. The right isreserved to physically incorporate into this specification any and allmaterials and information from any such patent, publication, scientificarticle, web site, electronically available information, text book orother referenced material or document.

The written description of this patent application includes all claims.All claims including all original claims are hereby incorporated byreference in their entirety into the written description portion of thespecification and the right is reserved to physically incorporated intothe written description or any other portion of the application any andall such claims. Thus, for example, under no circumstances may thepatent be interpreted as allegedly not providing a written descriptionfor a claim on the assertion that the precise wording of the claim isnot set forth in haec verba in written description portion of thepatent.

While the invention has been described in conjunction with the detaileddescription thereof, the foregoing description is intended to illustrateand not limit the scope of the invention, which is defined by the scopeof the appended claims. Thus, from the foregoing, it will be appreciatedthat, although specific nonlimiting embodiments of the invention havebeen described herein for the purpose of illustration, variousmodifications may be made without deviating from the scope of theinvention. Other aspects, advantages, and modifications are within thescope of the following claims and the present invention is not limitedexcept as by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A multicomponent in situ linkable composition forcoloring keratin material, comprising: a first component comprising alinear or branched organic polymer comprising a polyolefin, a polyvinyl,a polyester, a polyether, a polyamide, a polyurethane or any combinationthereof to which is covalently linked pendant and/or terminal firstfunctional groups; a second component comprising an in situ linkingmaterial; comprising a linear and/or branched organic or silicone coreto which is bonded second functional groups; a third componentcomprising a base compound having third functional groups comprisingamine groups; pigment microparticles in one or more of the first, secondand third components, wherein the first and second functional groups arecomplementary reactive pairs, which comprise a) Si—OH/SiOR andSi—OR/Si—OH; b) epoxy and hydroxy, amine or mercapto or any combinationof hydroxy, amine and mercapto; c) carboxyl and hydroxyl or amine or acombination of hydroxyl and amine; and d) (meth)acryloxy or crotonyloxyand hydroxy, amine or mercapto or any combination of hydroxy, amine andmercapto; and, the first, second components are separate or together. 2.A multicomponent composition of claim 1 further comprising a fourthcomponent comprising a catalyst agent, and wherein the first, second,third and fourth components are separate and any one or more of thecomponents further comprises a medium.
 3. A multicomponent compositionaccording to claim 1 wherein the first component comprises the linear orbranched organic polymer comprising the polyolefin with at least twopendant and/or terminal complementary reactive functional groups whereinthe polymeric chain of the polyolefin comprises repeating units of ahydrophobic monomer and a hydrophilic monomer, wherein: the hydrophobicmonomer is selected from one or more of an olefinic carboxylate estermonomer and/or one or more of a non-polar olefinic monomer wherein theolefinic carboxylate ester monomer comprises an ester of an olefiniccarboxylic acid and at least one saturated linear or branched C1 to C24primary or secondary alcohol or a C4 to C24 cyclic alcohol; and thenon-polar olefin monomer has the formulaH₂C═CHR wherein R is selected from hydrogen, linear or branched alkyl ofone to twenty four carbons, unsubstituted phenyl or phenyl substitutedby one or more linear or branched alkyl of 1 to twenty four carbons, avinyl group or a polyester polyol group having terminal and/or pendanthydroxyl groups, or R is selected from —CR²=CHR¹ wherein R¹ is hydrogen,methyl, ethyl or phenyl and R² is hydrogen or methyl; and wherein: thehydrophilic olefinic monomer is selected from a hydroxyl ester of anolefinic carboxylic acid and a linear or branched alkyl diol of 2 to 24carbons or a cyclic alkyl diol of 5 to 24 carbons; or an aminoalkylester of an olefinic carboxylic acid and a linear or branched aminoalkylalcohol of 2 to 24 carbon or a cyclic aminoalkyl alcohol of 5 to 24carbons; or a thioalkyl ester of an olefinic carboxylic acid, and alinear or branched thioalkyl alcohol of 2 to 24 carbons or a cyclicthioalkyl alcohol of 5 to 24 carbons; or an olefinic acid; or a vinylalcohol; or any combination thereof; the olefinic carboxylic acid of thehydrophilic olefinic monomer is an alkenoic acid of 3 to 24 carbons oralkendioic acid of 4 to 24 carbons; and at least two of the hydrophobicand/or hydrophilic monomers of the polyolefin further comprise pendantcarbon connection units with first functional groups which are selectedfrom a hydroxyl group, an amine group, a mercapto group, or an SiOH/SiORgroup in which R is alkyl of 1-3 carbons.
 4. A composition according toclaim 3 wherein the weight percentage of hydrophobic monomer is about99.9% to about 50%, and the weight percentage of the hydrophilicolefinic monomer is about 0.1% to about 50%, the weight percentagesbeing relative to the total weight of the organic polymer.
 5. Acomposition according to claim 3 wherein the ester alcohol is a C1-C6linear, branched or cyclic primary or secondary alcohol, an ester aminoalcohol is amino ethanol, amino propanol or aminobutanol, the ester diolis ethylene diol, propylene diol, butylene diol, pentylene diol orcyclohexane diol; and the ester mercapto alcohol is mercaptoethanol,mercaptopropanol or mercapto butanol.
 6. A composition according toclaim 3 wherein the organic polymer is essentially free to completelyfree of the non-polar olefinic monomer.
 7. A composition according toclaim 3 wherein the non-polar olefinic monomer is present.
 8. Acomposition of claim 3 wherein the third component comprises the basecompound having a weight average molecular weight of about 150 Da toabout 1 MDa and the base compound is selected from aminosilane,aminosiloxane, aminosilicone or a linear or branched polymer comprisinglinear polyethyleneimine, branched polyethylene imine, a copolymer ofaminoethyl (meth)acrylate and ethyl (meth)acrylate, polyallylaminehydrochloride, polydiallyldimethyl ammonium chloride, polyvinylamine,(vinylamine-styrene) copolymer, poly(omega-aminoalkyl(meth)acrylate),polyvinylpyrrolidone poly (2-oxazoline) and random or block copolymersthereof and mixtures thereof.
 9. A composition according to claim 1wherein the organic polymer has at least three or four first functionalgroups per molecule, the in situ linking material has at least three orfour second functional groups per molecule and the base compound has atleast three or four third functional groups per molecule.
 10. Amulticomponent composition of claim 2 wherein the medium for at leastone of the components comprises at least one liquid selected from thegroup consisting of water, protic organic medium, protic organicnon-aqueous medium, an aprotic, non-aqueous organic medium and anycompatible combination thereof.
 11. A multicomponent composition ofclaim 8 wherein the base compound is polyethyleneimine.
 12. Acomposition of claim 1 further comprising one or more of a medium,plasticizer, a dispersant, wetting agent, anti-agglomeration agent,preservative, fragrance, an organic dye compound, a feel modificationagent or a thickening agent; the dispersant, anti-agglomeration agentcapable of providing dispersion of the pigment particles, theplasticizer and thickener capable of providing viscosity parameters toenable flow and hold of the composition on the keratin fibers.
 13. A kitcomprising a multicompartment container, each container comprising oneof the first, second and third components of the multicomponentcomposition of claim
 1. 14. A method for coloring keratin materialcomprising applying first to the keratin material the third component ofclaim 13 to form pretreated keratin material, thereafter combining thefirst and second components of the kit of claim 13 to form an in situcoloring mixture, applying to the pretreated keratin material the insitu coloring mixture and causing the formation of a colored coating onthe keratin material.
 15. A method of claim 14 further comprising atleast partially drying the third component on the pretreated keratinmaterial before applying the in situ coloring mixture to the pretreatedkeratin material.
 16. A colored coating for hair strands producedaccording to the method of claim
 14. 17. A multicomponent compositionaccording to claim 3 wherein the in situ linking material comprises theorganic core or the silicone core bonded to at least two pendant and/orterminal second functional groups, wherein: the organic core comprises asaturated aliphatic compound or an aromatic organic compound, or anorganic polymer, wherein: the saturated aliphatic organic compoundcomprises a linear or branched alkyl group of 2 to 24 carbons or is acyclic alkyl group of 5 to 24 carbons; the aromatic organic compoundcomprises a phenyl, naphthyl, diphenylmethyl, pyridyl, quinolinyl,quinazolinyl or anthracenyl group; the organic polymer comprises apoly(meth)acrylate with methyl or ethyl ester groups, a polycrotonatewith methyl or ethyl ester groups, a polyether, a polyol, apolyurethane, a polyurea, a polyester of a diacid and a diol or of ahydroxy acid, a polymer of one or more monomers of C1-C6 alkyl(meth)acrylate, styrene and a C6-C12 olefin, and the organic polymerwith second functional groups has a weight average molecular weight offrom about 0.2 kDa to about 10 kDa; wherein: the silicone core comprisesa siloxane, a polysiloxane, a polyorganosiloxane, or a polysiliconewherein the organo groups, if any, are C1-C3 alkyl groups, and thesilicone core with second functional groups has a weight averagemolecular weight of from about 0.2 kDa to about 10 kDa; and wherein theorganic core or the silicone core bonded to at least two pendant and/orterminal second functional groups comprises at least two secondcomplementary functional groups selected from carboxylic acid, epoxy,olefinoyloxy or Si—OH/Si—OR bound to the core through an aromatic, alkylor silxoanyl group, wherein R is an alkyl group of 1 to 3 carbons.